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Introduction to Topographic Maps
Tenth graders create a topographic map and see how it represents different elevations. For this topographic maps lesson students read and interpret topographic maps.
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Gilligan's Island
Young scholars investigate topographical maps and match actual landforms to them. For this topographical maps lesson students create "Gilligan's Island" to scale then answer questions about it such as what the highest elevations is...
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Making Topographic Maps and Mountain Profiles
Students study how to mark inclines and construct a mountain profile. In this topographic map lesson students mark contour intervals and draw mountain profiles.
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Working With Electronic Topography Maps
Junior geologists examine topographic maps online and learn how to read them. they answer seven associated follow-up questions. This lesson plan is only a general outline and does not provide the details or the websites that you...
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Color Enhanced Maps
Students download or create maps with numerical weather data. They add isolines and color to create regions on their maps. They explore the visual properties of color palettes and create a visualization applying their knowledge.
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Vocabulary for Dimensions of the Earth
In this Earth dimensions worksheet, students define 24 terms associated with contour maps, latitude, longitude, and time zones.