The Voyage of Odysseus Scale Drawing Project
Math 6 – Mrs. Robinson
25 Points Assessment – Due on Thursday, December 5, 2013
Please read all directions carefully. You are responsible for holding onto your own copy of
these directions.
Essential Skills: Scale Drawing, Ratio and Proportion, Measurement, Fractions, Mapping
and Mediterranean Geography.
The warrior Odysseus left his home in Ithaca and successfully plundered Troy. His ten
year voyage home is the subject of Homer’s epic poem, “The Odyssey.” Your task is draw an
accurate map of the area, plot the path of Odysseus voyage and use ratio and proportion to
calculate how far Odysseus actually travelled.
STEP 1 – To be completed in class. Draw a map twice the size of the one given to you. You
will use a 1” grid. You must include and label Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica and all major Greek
islands. You MUST include a scale (centimeters to kilometers) on your new map.
STEP 2 – Using the following website: maptal.es/tales/15#step3 locate and accurately label each
stop of Odysseus Voyage.
STEP 3 – Plot Odysseus’ voyage using a ruler to draw very straight lines.
Sailing Leg
Distance in
Distance in Kilometers
Centimeters
Troy to Cicones
Cicones to the Island of the Lotus Eaters
Cicones to the Island of the Cyclops
Island of the Cyclops to Island of
Aeolus
Island of Aelos to Laestrygonians
Laestrygonians to Circe’s Island
Underworld ( you can’t map this)
Circe’s Island to Island of Sirens
Scylla and Charybdis
Scylla and Charybdis to Island of Helios
(Thrinacia)
Helios (Thrinacia) to Calypso’s Island
Calypso’s Island to Island of the
Phaecians (Nausicaa)
Phaecians (Nausicaa) to Ithaca
STEP 4 – Neatly color your map.
STEP 5 – Calculate the total number of kilometers Odysseus travelled. ______________