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Ordnance Survey: Map Zone: Relief and Contour Lines
Discover how to read and show height on maps using relief and contour lines.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Topographical Maps, Contour Lines and Profiles
For this mapping field lab students determine the elevation of a given object in a designated area on the school campus using cartography tools. Then they use of these tools to create a contour map of the area.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Contour Maps: Creating Contour Maps by Surveying
In this activity, the students will understand how contour maps are created and appear the way that they do by using various materials to create and compare contour lines of different elevation levels.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Choosing the Best Contours
Using GeoMapApp's interactive elevation base map, experiment to find the best contours for sensibly displaying topography in different landscape regions. Young scholars use contours in different landscape regions to find contour...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Visualizing Topography
This module helps learners learn to identify terrain features on topographic maps. Students manipulate animations of hills, valleys, and cliffs to see the terrain from various angles. The module also provides instruction on how to read...
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Topographic Map Activity
An activity to practice interpreting contours.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Examining Topography Stream Discharge Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge
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...
Math Science Nucleus
Math Science Nucleus: Topographic Maps
For a picture of a topographical map, go to this page. There is some information to help you understand what they are.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Georgetown District, 1906
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.
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: Georgetown District Upland Restored, 1906
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.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Highwood Mountains, 1911
A contour map showing the topography of the Highwood Mountains, Montana. The contour intervals are 200 feet.