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

[edit] Subject

What is this lesson plan about?

Major land features on a topo map

[edit] Authors

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Brett Wuth

[edit] Scope

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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"

[edit] Prerequisites

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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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
	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
00:03	Material distribute maps keeping maps reusable types of pencils that are map safe types of erasers that are map safe
	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

[edit] Aids

What materials are needed or useful in presenting this lesson.

• 82H/5 for each pair of students
• Download map from Federal website for computer projection
• plenty of table space
• overhead projector
• screen
• Image:Map Features slides.pdf
• topo maps 82 G/8
• a compass for each pair of students

• Ralph Eckman 2013-01
• Image:Members:Nav Map Features.pdf
• Training/Ideas/Map Features

[edit] Question bank

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See Question bank

[edit] Frequently Asked Questions

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[edit] Feedback

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[edit] License

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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.

[edit] Reference Material

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[edit] Notes

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[edit] To Do

(review: Brett Wuth)

• buy more topo maps