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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Examining Topography Stream Discharge Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students problem solve stream discharge by estimating, measuring, and collecting data. Students graph actual contour lines, and use these measurements to hypothesize stream discharge and sediment load from a restored wetland using a dry...
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NOAA

Noaa: Ngdc: Images, Visualizing Data

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Geophysical Data Center has transformed extensive ocean research into colorful video, 3D maps, charts posters and more! This site starts off with a film clip of a dive into the Marianas trench and then lead you to other...
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University of Chicago

University of Chicago: The Giza Plateau Mapping Project

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource focuses on the the geology and topography of the Giza plateau, the construction and function of the Sphinx, the Great Pyrimids, the associated tombs and temples, and the Old Kingdom town in the vicinity.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Crater Lake, Oregon, 1916

For Students 9th - 10th
A contour map from 1916 of Crater Lake in Oregon, showing elevations in feet above sea level. Crater Lake lies within the caldera of an extinct volcano (Mount Mazama), and the map indicates its depth at 2000 feet, surface elevation at...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Mesa De Maya, 1911

For Students 9th - 10th
A contour map from 1911 of Mesa de Mays in Animas County, southern Colorado. The map shows the typical topography of a lava-capped mesa, with steep bordering scarps and a flattish summit.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Georgetown District, 1906

For Students 9th - 10th
A contour map from a portion of the USGS Georgetown quadrangle (1906) showing the present topography of the Georgetown district of Colorado. Contour intervals are 500 feet.
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Etc: Maps Etc: Georgetown District Upland Restored, 1906

For Students 9th - 10th
A contour map from a portion of the USGS Georgetown quadrangle (1906) showing the assumed older topography of the Georgetown district of Colorado with older montainous upland features restored. Contour intervals are 500 feet.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Boulder Plateaus, 1911

For Students 9th - 10th
A contour map from 1911 of the topography of East and West Boulder plateaus and the northern end of the Absaroka Range in southwestern Montana.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Highwood Mountains, 1911

For Students 9th - 10th
A contour map showing the topography of the Highwood Mountains, Montana. The contour intervals are 200 feet.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Little Belt Mountains, 1911

For Students 9th - 10th
A contour map showing the topography of Montana's Little Belt Mountains.
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Etc: Maps Etc: Great Plains and Front Ranges, 1911

For Students 9th - 10th
A contour map of the boundaries of the Great Plains and Lewis front ranges of western Montana, showing the abrupt change in the topography. The heavy black line indicates the outcrop of the Lewis thrust plane.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Ovid Quadrangle, 1911

For Students 9th - 10th
A contour map from 1911 of part of the Ovid Quadrangle in the vicinity of Lodi, showing typical till-covered topography in central New York.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Canandaigua Quadrangle, 1911

For Students 9th - 10th
A contour map of part of the Cananaigua quadrangle in the vicinity of Ionia, showing typical moraine topography in central New York.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Cherry Creek Quadrangle, 1911

For Students 9th - 10th
A contour map of part of the Cherry Creek quadrangle in the vicinity of Charlotte Center, showing typical non-glaciated topography in central New York.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Absaroka Range, 1911

For Students 9th - 10th
A contour map from 1911 showing the topography of the Absaroka Range 10 miles east of Yellowstone National Park.
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Etc: Maps Etc: Density of Population in the u.s., 1901

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1901 of the United States showing the population distribution at the time. The map is keyed to show areas of population densities ranging from sparse to very dense. This map is part of a classroom map study illustrating how,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Mexico City and Vicinity, 1580

For Students 9th - 10th
A facsimile of a map by Saverio Clavigero (1780) of Tenochtitlan (Mexico City) and vicinity around the time of the Spanish conquest in 1519. This map, according to William H. Prescott (History of the Conquest of Mexico, 1876), defies...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Roman Britain, 55 Bc to Ad 449

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of England (Britannia) under the Roman Empire, from the time of the first invasion by Julius Caesar (55 BC) extending to the invasion of the Saxons (AD 449). The Roman Period of control of Britannia is generally considered AD 43 to...
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Etc: Maps Etc: England Under the Romans, 55 Bc to Ad 410

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of England (Britannia) under the Roman Empire, from the time of the first invasion by Julius Caesar (55 BC) to the Roman withdrawal in AD 410. The Roman Period of control of Britannia is generally considered AD 43 to 410. On this...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Denver Basin, 1911

For Students 9th - 10th
A geologic map of a section of the Colorado Front Range near Denver and Golden showing the structure and topography of the common border between the Great Plains and Southern Rockies. The map is keyed to show rock types, formations, and...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Jerusalem, 1881

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1881 of Jerusalem, showing historical sites within the city walls, important city gates, roads, and neighboring sites, including David's Tomb, Mount of Olives and the Russian Property (Russian Orthodox Church compound) to the...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Drainage on the Laurentian Plateau, 1911

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1911 of a portion of the Laurentian Plateau region of North America showing the drainage and lake network west of Lake Nipigon. The map shows the division line for waters flowing to the Albany and the Winnipeg river systems,...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Contours of Central California, 1916

For Students 9th - 10th
A contour map of a part of central California showing the area of the southern Central Valley and Sierra Nevada Mountains, the Coastal Range from north of San Louis Obispo to Los Angeles, and the Tehachapi ridge. The map shows the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Southern Rockies, 1911

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1911 of the southern Rockies showing the main topographic features of the region, including; the eastern foothills (hogback topography); the Colorado or Front Range and Wet Mountains; the Park, Sawatch (or Saguache), and...

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