"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.
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