Map Trek or Knowledge Quest?

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  • May 10, 2010 at 1:50 am
    Rachel White
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    I assume many of you received the free downloads of the new Map Trek maps from KNowledge quest. I am really stuck on which to get. Either HOmschool in the Woods CD colleciton of Ancient and MOdern MAps or MAp Trek’s From KNowledge Quest. It’s harder that I don’t have the contents from HitW.

    http://www.knowledgequestmaps.com/Map-Trek-Outline-Maps.html

    or

    http://www.homeschoolinthewoods.com/HTTA/OldeWorldMaps.htm

    Any opinions out there?

    Thanks because I look at this decision as one I can’t go back on,

    Rachel

    May 10, 2010 at 11:49 am
    Rachel White
    Participant

    CORRECTION: Title should be Map Trek or Homeschool in the Woods (Map Trek is KNowledge Quest!)Undecided

    Rachel

    August 25, 2010 at 1:08 am
    104goodbuddy
    Participant

    Hi Rachel,

    I’m curious as to what you decided. I am in the same situation and I don’t know which to choose from. 

    Thanks, 

    Toni

    August 25, 2010 at 2:03 am
    missingtheshire
    Member

    Hi, I have used both, but now am soley using Map Trek – I love the quality and the detail and they are all around beautiful maps – I don’t think it much matters – but my preference hands down is Map Trek.

    August 25, 2010 at 3:09 am
    houseofchaos
    Participant

    I have also used both and will second Map Trek.

    August 25, 2010 at 3:36 am
    missceegee
    Participant

    For those that have used Map Trek, do you use the lesson plans as written or just the maps?

    August 25, 2010 at 4:19 am
    my3boys
    Participant

    And, which collection do you have? There are several to choose from and I’d like to make a wise purchase…

    I’m interested in the collection with the hardcover book+ CD-ROM. Is the book necessary or would be very convenient?

    I’m assuming the book acts as an atlas and the cd for printables, is that correct??

    August 25, 2010 at 4:29 am
    missceegee
    Participant

    Well, I just ordered the book + cd-rom. The maps are beautiful! I am going to use them as you described – atlas & printables.

    I’m hoping for a curriculum integration guide for the SCM modules soon.

    Christie

    August 25, 2010 at 4:40 am
    my3boys
    Participant

    Oooh, thank you Christie.  I’ll be getting that asap.

    Another question.  Besides the History Through the Ages timeline figures, is there another one that may be comparable or at least semi-comparable?? 

    Not sure that I need/want them, my 8yo thinks he wants to only draw  figures for his timeline, but he may get tired of that and I’d like to have a backup plan.  He actually said it’s better to draw your own creations then to use someone else’s, so I may not really need them, but just in case.

    Thanks for the help, everyone.

    August 25, 2010 at 11:33 am
    104goodbuddy
    Participant

    Hello Ladies,

    How do you do map drlls using map trek? Do you follow the lesson plans? I’m using TQ and they have an area of how they can work together but only a few maps out of the whole package can be used with TQ. I want to do the 50 states. Sorry for so many questions, this is my first geography year and I want to stick with what I pick. Thank you so much for your input. I read the simple geography drills from this site and that sounds great but I’m stuck on what type of maps. 

    THis is what I’ve got so far:

    Map Trek: the maps show past and present. Do you map drill both or just cover the past briefly and map drill the present and do you use it with a history curriculum or as a stand alone?

    Uncle Josh’s: current maps, map drill the present with blank maps.

    Thank you again,

    Toni

    August 25, 2010 at 1:37 pm
    missingtheshire
    Member

    I may be wrong but I think most of your children are younger than mine, we are in our last year or so (depending on daughter’s health) and so we use the maps as they are and I have them use them without the lesson plan, for history and geography – depending on what book they are using at the time.  They are using college level history books, so I plan things out according to that.  If they were younger, I would use the lesson plans most likely and add to it if I thought it necessary.  I have all of the sets of Map Trek, I chose the download version and I am very happy with them all – I print them on card stock as they hold up better than just paper, and then we file them with their narrations in a binder in a plastic sleeve.  We also use Homeschool in the Woods timeline figures as they are the best I have seen anywhere.  I hope you all enjoy using them as much as we have, I was thrilled when I found them and my daughters love using them.  Linda

    August 25, 2010 at 7:41 pm
    104goodbuddy
    Participant

    My son is 7 1/2. The map trek looks great but maybe a little too detailed for me at this time. I have the Homeschool in the woods timeline figures and my son is already asking to start coloring them in. I most likely will use Map Trek as my son gets older. 

    thanks

    toni

    August 25, 2010 at 8:12 pm
    Rachel White
    Participant

    I was going to get the Map Trek, but then Knowledge Quest had a “going out of print sale”, so I got the CD-Rom Complete Set of World History maps for $5.00 +s/h. I already had the American history book maps, so I didn’t need those.

    So ridiculously low price made my decision for me.

    Rachel

    August 25, 2010 at 8:41 pm
    missingtheshire
    Member

    I am sure they will work fine, we liked them when we used them and just changed later on, as I said I don’t think it will matter, both are fine companies producing quality items.  I am glad you found a bargain, it pays to be thrifty these days.  I hope you enjoy them very much.  Linda

    August 25, 2010 at 8:48 pm
    missceegee
    Participant

    Linda,

    Correct me if I’m wrong, but the Map Trek maps are historical to help us understand our history studies; they are not current political blackline maps (ie. Uncle Josh’s) like we’ve been using with Map Drill, right? The show battle and empire details, etc., right?

    I’m thinking we’ll continue with map drill to learn the current political boundaries, but the Map Trek ones can help us understand Charlemagne’s empire and such. 

    Thanks,

    Christie

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