UNIT 2- Measuring Earth

Power Points


PART 1PART 2
PPT1: Layers of Earth
PPT2: Shape of the Earth
PPT3: Latitude&Longitude
PPT4: Latitude and Polaris
PPT5: Longitude&Time
PPT for ESRT page 3
PPT 6- Maps
PPT 7- topographic Maps
PPT 8- Field Maps
PPT-9 Isolines
PPT 10- Review

Videos

video link
Set 1Set 2Set 3
1-Shape of the Earth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNVZNFUxatU&list=UUrh1EZmf6fLmpKqsDyWg4HA
2-Latitude, Longitude,Polaris Latitude&Longitude/Polaris/Time
3-Shape of the earth and Polaris Altitude of Polaris and the shape of the earth
4-Time ZonesTime Zones and how to find time
5-Daylight Hours Explorer http://astro.unl.edu/classaction/animations/coordsmotion/daylighthoursexplorer.html
6-Longitude and Local Time movie: http://www.dnatube.com/video/5804/Latitude-Longitude-and-Time-Zones
1-Topographic maps
2-How to draw contour lines
3- How to calculate gradient
4-Drawing a profile
5-Drawing Profiles movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StDYPIuk25M
6-Making 3D topo maps:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SShdyDiTt5g&list=UUrh1EZmf6fLmpKqsDyWg4HA
7-Determining the lowest possible elevation on a contour map:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gwLcmXQ1_M&list=UUrh1EZmf6fLmpKqsDyWg4HA
8-Highest Possible elevation on a contour map: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4rt6seyxIU&list=UUrh1EZmf6fLmpKqsDyWg4HA
9-Steep or Gentle Slope on a contour map: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aBa33pi_00&list=UUrh1EZmf6fLmpKqsDyWg4HA
10-Constructing a Contour Map (lab #8):  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqyfJMgFL-U
1-How to draw isolines on a field map

Screen Shot 2019-03-24 at 8.26.46 PM Notes/Worksheets

          Review Sheets

ESRT pages 1, 10, 14

Latitude&Longitude

Topographic Maps

Landscapes

Go to this site and practice for the Unit Test

by practicing these two topics:

  • 1-Isomapping
  • 2-Mapping the Earth