SAR Fundamentals/Navigation/Map/Features

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Contents 1 Subject 2 Authors 3 Scope 4 Prerequisites 5 Objectives 6 Time Plan 7 Aids 8 Question bank 9 Frequently Asked Questions 10 Feedback 11 License 12 Reference Material 13 Notes 14 To Do

Subject

What is this lesson plan about?

Major land features on a topo map

Authors

List who wrote this lesson plan.

Brett Wuth

Scope

What is included in this lesson, what's not and why.

This lesson is an introduction to Navigation for SAR Fundamentals students. It is part of a larger 8 hour series of lessons.

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.13 "Navigation"

Basic SAR Skills Manual: Ch.7 "Navigation"

Prerequisites

What should students already know/have accomplished before the lesson is presented.

Objectives

At the conclusion of this lesson the participants will be able to identify:

1. the type of a map
2. the indicated scale of a map
3. the 4 cardinal directions on a map
4. be able to recognize roads, railways, building and common symbols
5. be able to identify water ways and water bodies
6. be able to indicate direction of water flow based on the shape of confluences, islands, and stream sizes
7. recognize forrested and unforrested land

for a topo map, identify:

1. the name and number
2. the neighboring maps

Time Plan

Total Time: 15 minutes

Ask students to hand draw map of how to get to classroom from another city

Prizes (notepads). North Arrow, Scale, Highway #'s, Landmarks.

Time	Material
00:00 7 min	Introduce topic title Introduce Instructor Present Objectives
00:03	Material distribute maps keeping maps reusable types of pencils that are map safe types of erasers that are map safe
	Types of maps: road map memory map, sketch photographic (satellite, aerial) topographic produced by the Canadian government shows the terrain good for navigating back country shadded relief map marine map camping layers google Q: If you don't know what a symbol means, how can you find? Legend
	Topo maps name of the map scale 1:50,000 vs 1:250,000 size of area covered map for nearly every piece of Canada
	Using as a road map N on the top North indicator - legend recognize roads, buildings, railways symbol key on back Using 82H/5 where is Pincher Creek?, Twin Butte? date of culture check Find features that are no longer accurate
	recognize lakes, reservoirs, rivers, creeks, streams which way does the water flow?
	recognize forested, unforested

Aids

What materials are needed or useful in presenting this lesson.

• 82H/5 for each pair of students
• plenty of table space
• overhead projector
• screen
• slides of topo maps
• a compass for each pair of students
• Ralph Eckman 2013-01
• Image:Members:Nav Map Features.pdf

Question bank

List of questions suitable for an review/exam of this section.

See Question bank

Frequently Asked Questions

What are some of the questions that students typically ask. Include the answers.

Feedback

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License

What can others do with this lesson?

Copyright (c) 2011-2013, Brett Wuth.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 Canada License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ca/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, California 94305, USA.

Reference Material

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Notes

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To Do

(review: Brett Wuth)

• buy more topo maps