SAR Fundamentals/Navigation/Map/Distance

Subject
Using maps for measuring distance.

Authors
Brett Wuth

Scope
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"

Objectives
At the conclusion of this lesson the participants:
 * 1) will be able to ...

Time Plan
Total Time: 15 minutes

Introduce topic title

Introduce Instructor

Present Objectives

scales
 * model cars in different scales


 * how scales are expressed
 * ratio
 * representative fraction


 * measurements


 * converting units

Aids

 * 82G/8 and 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
 * pencil for each student
 * map quality eraser for each pair
 * ../Sample Distances and Bearings

License
Copyright © 2012, 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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