Elevation at its Peak

In this positive and negative numbers activity, students use map skills, including drawing and reading contour lines, to solve 5 word problems. Students must add, subtract, multiply or divide both positive and negative numbers. The...

After viewing a short video about a climb up Mount Everest, high schoolers read about triangulation for measuring distant elevations. Have your class work in groups to construct an inclinometer and then use it to measure the height of...

In this algebra worksheet, students answer a word problem about a distance-rate multiplied by times problem. They discuss slope and altitude. There is an answer key with this problem.