Students work in a group to design a hiking trail system on a real topographic map using specific criteria. Project includes design of an informational brochure and completion of a data sheet.
Constructing A Contour Map Using A Plastic Mountain
Students will practice constructing and interpreting a contour map.
Latitude And Longitude Lab (Where In The World Is Baldwin NY)
Lab where students really get to understand latitude and longitude. A portion requires the ESRT's.
Topographic Profiles Practice
Students will create two profiles, find distance and gradient on a small included topographic map.
Interpreting Topo Maps
Students will use topographic map to identify surface features.
Reading Isobars
Students interpret hurricane data (station model data, isobars, wind direction) to find the relationship between pressure gradients and wind speed.
Making Models
In this activity you and your teammates will construct models to show various features of Earth.
Hurricane Tracking Lab
In this lab, you'll plot the path of the tropical depressions, storms, and hurricanes that occur during the current Atlantic hurricane season in an effort to learn where hurricanes get their energy, where they go, and why.
Features Of The Home Planet
A simple pencil and paper activity to introduce students to latitude, longitude and world geography.
Contour Plates By Drew Patrick
Students construct 3-D models of topographic maps using glass plates.