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Peer reviewedRepine, Tom; Rockey, Debra – Science Teacher, 1997
Describes an activity that helps students see how a paper map can represent a three dimensional object by having students build a realistic model that clearly shows what a contour line is and why it behaves the way it does. (DDR)
Descriptors: Cartography, Earth Science, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Interdisciplinary Approach
Download full textMcWilliams, Harold; Rooney, Paul – 1997
Mapping Our City is a two-year project in which middle school teachers and students in Boston explore the uses of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in project-based science, environmental education, and geography. The project is funded by the National Science Foundation and is being field tested in three Boston middle school science classrooms.…
Descriptors: Cartography, Computer Uses in Education, Concept Formation, Educational Technology
