Grand Canyon: A River Rafting Trip

GeoSTEM
Legacy
Lesson Plan Content
Description: 
In this lesson, students will interpret a topographical map of the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. From the map, elevations of various sites will be determined. The elevations given will be used to find the mean, median, mode, and range of the data.
Author: 
Joanne Munson
Grade Range: 
6-7
Duration: 
1 class period
Lesson Materials
Teacher Instructions: 
application/pdf iconTeacher Instructions
application/pdf iconPhotographs of a Rafting Trip Down the Grand Canyon
application/pdf iconHike to Indian Garden Photo Locations map
application/pdf iconHike to Indian Gardens map
application/pdf iconPhotographs of Bright Angel Trail to Indian Gardens
Student Materials: 
application/pdf iconStudent Worksheets, Assessments, and Answer Keys
application/pdf iconElevations along the Colorado River (no elevations given)
application/pdf iconElevations along the Colorado River (elevations given)
application/pdf iconUnited States map (labeled)
application/pdf iconArizona's Landforms and Rivers map
Supplemental Files: 
application/pdf iconTutorial on How to Read Topographic Maps
video/mpeg iconZooming Out into Space from the Colorado River movie
video/mpeg iconFlying Around the Grand Canyon movie
image/jpeg iconSatellite Image of Grand Canyon
Standards
National Geography Standards: 
1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information
4: The physical and human characteristics of places