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Dough Lake Topology

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Students practice coordinates and measurements, develop 2D, 3D topological map, construct grid with string on real surface, establish "level" fixed point for measurements, take and record data points of elevation, and enter data on spreadsheet.

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data entry, data, topology, graphs

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data entry, grids, Spreadsheets, topology, science
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Database & Spreadsheet

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