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Soroka, Leonard G. – Science Teacher, 1993
Describes an exercise where a team of students constructs a scale map of objects located on their laboratory tabletop. Another group then tries to reorient the objects to fit the groups map. This leads to a discussion concerning the aspects of good and bad maps. (PR)
Descriptors: Cartography, Earth Science, High Schools, Learning Activities
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of General Education Curriculum Development. – 1977
This syllabus begins with a list of program objectives and performance criteria for the study of three general topic areas in earth science and a list of 22 science processes. Following this information is a listing of concepts and understandings for subtopics within the general topic areas: (1) the earth's surface--surface features, rock…
Descriptors: Cartography, Course Descriptions, Earth Science, Elementary School Science