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== Scope ==
== Scope ==
{{prompt|What is included in this lesson, what's not and why.}}
{{prompt|What is included in this lesson, what's not and why.}}
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: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.13 "Navigation"
 
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: Basic SAR Skills Manual: Ch.7 "Navigation"
 
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== Prerequisites ==
 
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{{prompt|What should students already know/have accomplished before the lesson is presented.}}
 
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* Students know how to find UTMs and the bearings between them on a topo map
 
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* Students can recognize hills, water courses, and cutlines on a topo map
 
== Objectives ==
== Objectives ==
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== Time Plan ==
== Time Plan ==
Total Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
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* 2013-02: 44 min
 
{{lesson slides start}}
{{lesson slides start}}
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''You are on the left bank of the Castle River. You spot the Carbondale Lookout Tower at a bearing of ... degrees True North. Where are you?''
''You are on the left bank of the Castle River. You spot the Carbondale Lookout Tower at a bearing of ... degrees True North. Where are you?''
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''Examples are listed in '''Samples''' in aids section.''
''Examples are listed in '''Samples''' in aids section.''
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* discuss left vs right bank
* discuss left vs right bank
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{{lesson slide||10 min}}
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{{lesson slide||}}
Notion of a bearing from a straight line feature:
Notion of a bearing from a straight line feature:
''You are on the cutline from UTM ... to UTM ... . You spot the Carbondale Lookout Tower at a bearing of ... degrees True North. Where are you?''
''You are on the cutline from UTM ... to UTM ... . You spot the Carbondale Lookout Tower at a bearing of ... degrees True North. Where are you?''
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''Examples are listed in '''Samples''' in aids section.''
''Examples are listed in '''Samples''' in aids section.''
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{{lesson slide||23 min}}
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{{lesson slide||}}
Notion of two bearings:
Notion of two bearings:
''You see the top of the hill at UTM ... at a bearing of ... degrees True North. You also spot the Carbondale Lookout Tower at a bearing of ... degrees True North. Where are you?''
''You see the top of the hill at UTM ... at a bearing of ... degrees True North. You also spot the Carbondale Lookout Tower at a bearing of ... degrees True North. Where are you?''
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''Examples are listed in '''Samples''' in aids section.''
''Examples are listed in '''Samples''' in aids section.''
{{lesson slide||}}
{{lesson slide||}}
* discuss which examples were easier, more accurate.
* discuss which examples were easier, more accurate.
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Best points to triangulate are 90 degrees apart.
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* Best points to triangulate are 90 degrees apart.
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* Best points are nearby
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* draw intersections of error arcs.
* draw intersections of error arcs.
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* or use cord to illustrate sweeping out error position from various angles
 
{{lesson slides end}}
{{lesson slides end}}
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* map quality eraser for each pair
* map quality eraser for each pair
* [[/Samples]]
* [[/Samples]]
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== Question bank ==
 
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{{prompt|List of questions suitable for an review/exam of this section.}}
 
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See {{subpage|Question bank}}
 
== Frequently Asked Questions ==
== Frequently Asked Questions ==

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