ERIC Number: EJ789444
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 4
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ISSN: ISSN-0036-8121
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Profiling Landforms: Using a Laser Level
Trowbridge, John
Science Activities: Classroom Projects and Curriculum Ideas, v44 n4 p133-136 Win 2008
Profiling landforms actively involves students in measuring the topography of landforms such as beaches, hillsides, and stream embankments. In this activity, the author describes how to set up an inquiry situation in which students can ask questions, seek answers, and develop explanations about seasonal or weather-related changes in the landscape. (Contains 3 figures.)
Descriptors: Physical Geography, Topography, Learning Activities, Experiential Learning, Measurement, Inquiry, Weather, Science Instruction, Natural Resources
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