Students model a watershed and delineate one using topographic maps. In this hydrology lesson, students use aluminum foil to model a landscape and observe how water moves on it. They also observe the features of a topographic map and use...

Students explore the components of a watershed and the factors that affect it. They read a topographical map and use geometry to determine the area of a watershed. Students estimate the volume of a body of water and perform runoff...

Students use topographic maps to delineate a watershed.In this ecology lesson plan, students draw the boundaries of a watershed onto a map using contour lines as a guide. Their resulting maps are used to evaluate their understanding.

Young scholars create a mental map of San Francisco. They compare it with actual topographical maps of the city. Then they label various locations on the San Francisco Hillshade map and locate watershed boundaries.

Young scholars define water basins and watersheds, then delineate the boundaries of their local water basin/shed using maps.

Pupils create a 3-D topographic map.  In this map building lesson, students use cardboard to create a topographic map of the Catskills mountain region.