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Attention! The Governor has given your construction

company the opportunity to create a new city in your

state. Of course, you are not the only company who

will be submitting city proposals. You must present

your new city to the Governor on the four-quadrant

grid paper provided. Have fun and good luck!

Coordinate City

Contract Please fill out the information below. Be sure to

read the fine print and sign and date it.

Please include a business card with your proposal.

Project Coordinator:

Company name:

Proposed new city name:

Theme for new city:

Proposal due date:

Signature __________________ Date _________

By signing the contract, my company agrees to build the city to the required

specifications (see next page) required by statute 456.8976. In addition, my

company promises to follow all of the directions. My company understands that the

city, streets, etc. need to have a common theme. I also promise to do my best.

Understanding Four-Quadrant Grids

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Your company is asked to create a city. Your proposal will be completed

on the 4-quadrant grid paper provided.

1. Theme: Choose a theme for your city. Examples could be sports,

movie, music, animals, movies, favorite season, etc.

2. Streets: You must include at least FIVE streets in your city. The

streets must be labeled and relate to your overall theme. The

streets must run parallel or perpendicular, no diagonals. The

streets must be in a different color other than black.

3. Buildings: You must have at least FIVE buildings in your city. The

buildings must be labeled and relate to your overall theme. Make

sure the entrance to each building is labeled with an “E.” Each

building should be a different color.

4. Scale: You must make a scale at the bottom of your map (1 cm

=1/8 mile).

5. Park: You must include a park somewhere in your city. Color your

park green, include an “E” for entrance, and be sure to label it

with a name that relates to the overall theme.

6. Attraction: You must include an attraction in your city that

relates to your theme. This could be many things. Examples are an

amusement park, a movie theatre, a stadium, etc. Label the name

of your attraction and make it colorful.

7. Questions: You must write three questions about your city that

another classmate would need to use coordinates to answer. The

questions should be about distances between places you could visit

in your city, exact locations, or other. Examples could be:

What are the exact coordinates to the entrance to __?

What building is located at (7, -1)?

What is the distance between __and __?

8. Answer Key: You must make an answer key on a separate piece of

paper to go along with your questions. Please double check to

make sure the answers are correct. Make sure your name is on

your answer key.

9. Business Card: Please fill out the business card. Be sure to include

your company name, a catchy theme, contact information, and a

picture. You must also add color.

10. Turning in Proposal: When turning in your proposal, please staple

your business card, your signed contract, your city drawing, and

your questions and answer key.

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Specifications