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6. CHART MAKING FOR NAVIGATORS
Osher Map Library
University of Southern Maine
From Classical Mythology to Satellite Imagery
An exhibition at the Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education, University of Southern Maine, Portland, 4 April 2000 to 11 January 2001
Donald S. Johnson, guest curator
Lesson 3a - Learning Objectives
RIDING THE WIND
Osher Map Library Lesson
Charting Neptune's Realm
Lenora Liebowitz, Peter Rice, Andy Alley
A. Learning Objectives
At the end of this block of instruction, the students will be able to:
- Explain the impact of the rotation of the earth (Coriolis Effect/Coriolis force) on prevailing winds
- Locate the Trade Winds, Westerlies and Polar Easterlies correctly on a map
- Plot the best route for a sailing ship for a round trip voyage from New York to London
F. The Earth
Students will gain knowledge about the earth and the processes that
change it. Students will be able to:
Elementary Grades 3-4
2. Demonstrate an understanding that many things about the earth (e.g.,
climate) occur in cycles that vary in length and frequency.
4. Illustrate how water and other substances go through a cyclic process
of change in the environment.
H. Energy
Students will understand concepts of energy. Students will be able
to:
Middle Grades 5-8
2. Demonstrate that energy cannot be created or destroyed but only
changed from one form to another.
3. Compare and contrast the ways energy travels (e.g. waves, conduction,
convection, radiation).
6. Describe how energy put into or taken out of a system can cause
changes in the motion of particles in matter.
I. Motion
Students will understand the motion of objects and how forces can change
that motion. Students will be able to:
Middle Grades 5-8
2.Use mathematics to describe the motion of objects (e.g., speed, distance,
time, acceleration).
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