How is the wind up there? The class builds a topography model using materials available in the classroom, then place wind flags in different locations on the landscape. Using a fan as a wind source, pupils collect data about how wind...

Assist your pupils and broaden their horizons with several activities that determine the exact positioning of various communities over the globe. Pupils use data from the Global Positioning System to determine the position and rate of...

Website offers a history of the National Program for Topographic Mapping (1884-2009).

Get an overview of different types of Earth Science maps.

Kids learn about the Earth science subject of topography including features such as landforms, elevation, latitude, longitude, and topographical maps.