Students practice topographic map-reading and modeling skills by tracing the contour lines shown on a topographic map of Crater Lake (Oregon) onto to-go container lids and stacking them in the correct order to build a model showing the topography below the surface of the water (bathymetry).
Grades covered: 2 through 8
Curriculum Topics: Geography, Map Reading Skills, Model Building, Measurement & Data, Plate Tectonics, Spatial Thinking, Volcanoes
Standards
Idea Sheets are cross-referenced to subjects listed in the Common Core, Next Generation Science Standards, and California Content Standards.
Categories include:
- Earth and Space Science
- NGSS
- Grades 3-5
- Grades 6-8
- Science
- Math
Tags: Geometry, Earth Systems, Ratios & Proportions, Natural Hazards, Measurement & Data, Earth History, STEAM Activity
Subjects covered: Earth & Space Science, Mathematics