 Geodesy
Lesson Plans
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A set of lesson plans on geodesy have been developed for students in grades 9–12, but are easily adaptable for students at the middle school or undergraduate level. Each lesson integrates information presented in the geodesy tutorial with data offerings from the geodesy roadmap to resources. These lesson plans focus on the importance of geodesy and its practical application, including what a datum is, how a datum of reference points may be used to describe a location, and how geodesy is used to measure movement in the Earth’s crust from seismic activity.
In addition to being tied to specific National Science Education Standards, each hands-on, inquiry-based activity includes: Focus Questions, Learning Objectives, Teaching Time, Seating Arrangement, Background Information, Learning Procedures, a “Me” Connection, Evaluations, Extensions, Resources and Student Handouts.
Read a description of each lesson plan and/or download them to your computer. All of the lesson plans are available in PDF format, and may be viewed and printed with the free Adobe
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Meet Geodesy (20
pages, pdf, 256 Kb)
Focus: Introduction to geodesy (Earth Science)
- Students will be able to define geodesy.
- Students will be able to explain three ways in which geodesy is of practical importance.
- Students will be able to explain how a datum of reference points may be used to describe the location within the area covered by the datum.
It’s Not Your Fault (36
pages, pdf, 592 Kb)
Focus: Tectonic Plate Movement (Earth Science)
- Students will be able to compare and contrast movements on either side of the San Andreas Fault.
- Students will be able to calculate the amount of movement of a tectonic plate over a period of time.
- Students will be able to describe the processes involved in the occurrence of earthquakes along the San Andreas Fault.
All Shook Up (32
pages, pdf, 496 Kb)
Focus: Displacement of the Earth’s crust due to seismic events (Earth Science)
