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Topographic Maps and Ratios: A Study of Denali
| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
|---|---|
| Author | Schell, Jake Burrows, Andrea |
| Copyright Year | 2018 |
| Description | Students use USGS topographic maps and Google Earth satellite imagery to analyze Denali, a mountain in Alaska. They learn how to navigate maps and make sense of contour lines and elevation changes in a GIS software program. They calculate gradients to find possible pathways up a mountain. Students overlay USGS topographic maps into Google Earth’s satellite imagery. By analyzing Denali, a mountain in Alaska, they discover how to use map scales as ratios to navigate maps, and use rates to make sense of contour lines and elevation changes in an integrated GIS software program. Students also problem solve to find potential pathways up a mountain by calculating gradients. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Regents of The University of Colorado University of Wyoming |
| Subject Keyword | Earth and Space Geometry Measurement Number and Operations Problem Solving Science and Technology |
| Content Type | Text |
| Time Required | PT1H15M |
| Education Level | Class VI Class VII Class VIII |
| Pedagogy | Experimental Activity |
| Resource Type | Hands-on |
| Subject | Number Sense and Numeration Geometry Structure of the Earth Technical |
