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Where am I?
• Sketch a map of
your route to
school in your
notebook.
Takes 3D features and places them
on a 2D paper.
If you walk along a beach exactly
where the water meets the land, the
water surface marks an elevation we
call sea level, or zero.
Contour Line – A line on a
topographic map that shows
elevation above sea level.
 If you walk along a contour
line you neither gain or lose
elevation.
Mapping Hand Land
1. Trace an outline of your hand on a piece of paper
2. Draw contour lines about ¼” from the outside line. Repeat
until your lines fill the entire interior of the tracing.
3. Draw three dots on the back of your hand.
4. Draw the same dots on your hand drawing.
5. Write a prediction about where you think water will flow
once it hits those dots in your WATERS notebook.
6. Use the water droppers to pour four to five drops on your
hand.
7. Record your observations and results in your WATERS
notebook.
Topo Shmopo
Why would we use topographic maps?