Students view examples of various map projections using a website. Students record differences between the map projections. Students discuss uses for the various map projections and the differences between the maps they viewed. Students practice map projections by looking at the following map types and determining the ideal map projection for that map type.

Concepts

conic sections, map projections, map skills

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Additional Tags

azmuthal, conic, map projections, mercator, robinson, science

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Classroom Considerations

• This resource is only available on an unencrypted HTTP website.It should be fine for general use, but don’t use it to share any personally identifiable information