August-June
Maps come in all shapes and sizes and they are useful in many different ways. Students will explore how land surfaces are represented on different styles of flat and topographic maps as well as how different maps are used.
Ohio Science Standards:
- 8.ESS.4 Evidence of the dynamic changes of Earth’s surface through time is found in the geologic record.
Ohio Social Studies Standards:
- SS Grade 7 – Maps and other geographic representations can be used to trace the development of human settlement over time.
- SS Grade 8 – Modern and historical maps and other geographic tools are used to analyze how historic events are shaped by geography
Vocabulary:
topography, contours, scale, legend, symbol, degrees, orientation
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