The laboratory aims to introduce students to the principles of the cartographic technique, the use of statistic and IT sources for reading and interpreting the landscape. It envisages:
1.A practice exercise on the analysis of the landscape through the correlation between the symbolic language of topographic cartography and the language of virtual globes (Google Earth);
2.A graphic elaboration test on a satellite map;
3.The building and interpretation of a graph based on Istat data.


In terms of independent judgment, the student must have acquired the following basic skills:
- awareness of the ethical and cultural responsibility connected to the exercise of the teaching function and the assumption of the consequent duties towards the students, their families, the scholastic institution, the territory;
- aptitude to self-assess one's own professional preparation and the effectiveness of the didactic action in changing the space of action;
- aptitude to renew teaching practices through openness to research, experimentation and innovation and direct experience in the field.
In terms of communication skills, the student must be able to use geographical maps, symbols and images to bring children to form an awareness of their own action space and orient themselves in it; and to use cartography as a teaching tool.
In terms of learning ability the student will have to be able to learn how to use and create maps, symbols and images to bring children to form an awareness of their own action space and orient themselves in it; and to use cartography as a teaching tool.
In terms of knowledge and understanding, the student will acquire knowledge and understanding of the phenomena that characterize the social, cultural and territorial reality in order to guarantee an effective reception of the nursery and primary school students, through the learning of the tools to know and to interpret the territory and to orientate oneself in the lived space.
Furthermore, he will develop an attitude to renew teaching practices through openness to research, experimentation and innovation and direct field experience.