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Teaching topographic maps

Grades 7 - 10 Science

A series of resources to teach mapping skills, including topographic and geologic maps to students. (This site is full of  other earth science teaching resources as well.) Provided by the U.S. Geologic Survey. 

Scope and Sequence connections: 7:1 Geology and Earth Science: Geology: Mapping. 

 

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This collection of resources supports unit 7:1 of the 7th grade science Scope and Sequence: Geology.

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These resources support teachers and students as they explore geologic mapping in high school Earth Science classes.
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