Vocabulary

Estimate - An approximation of an answer or measurement.

Angle
- A plane figure formed by two rays having a common endpoint.

Reminder: The military, emergency services, and hospitals express military time without the colon and add 'hour' afterward. Science and engineering circles usually insert a colon between the hours and minutes.

 
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"Which Way Is North?"
Orienteering: Finding Your Way Around

Develop skills in understanding location by exploring a variety of unique geological formations using panoramas and topographic maps.

"Aerodynamic Adventure"
Activities for a Simulation about Plane Flight and Math

Assist Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan in a successful completion of their flight.

"Mathematics of Cartography"
Exploring the Relationship Between Math and Maps
by Cynthia Lanius

This site focuses on orienteering. It incorporates problem-solving, measurement, scale (ratios and proportions), coordinate plane, and slopes of lines. It also provides a list of related careers, teacher notes, and peripheral web resources.