Facility: Albion Hills Field Centre
Request a Booking Program Levels:
Grade 7, Grade 8, Grades 9-12
Course Types:
Day Visit, Overnight
Students are introduced to the key features of topographical maps, with an emphasis on interpretation of contour lines. Learners will come to appreciate the value of contour maps to society through discussion and examples of real life applications.
Measurement of contour lines is demonstrated and will be performed by students in the field with the use of stadia rods and transits. Data obtained will be compiled, interpreted and translated by each group to build a contour map.
Availability:
Year-round
Curriculum Connections:
- Geography: Themes of Geographic Inquiry; Patterns in Physical Geography
- Mathematics: Number Sense and Numeration; Data Management; Geometry and Spatial Sense