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03.03_Topographic Maps Project
Learning Objective: YWBAT change the direction of the curve using the Pen Tool.
Essential Question: How can we identify the steepest parts of a topograhic map?
Take out your notebooks!
Unit 3 - Creating 3D from 2D
Today's Activities
Illustrator Demo: Creating Layers
1. What is the steepest side of the hill?
How do you know?
2. What is the least steep side of the hill?
How do you know?
Practice with map:
Today's Assignment
Vocabulary
3. Which point is the highest elevation? Put an X
4. Where is the river? Circle it
5. Which way is the river flowing?
6. Contour interval:
7. Elevations A: ______ B: _____ C: _____
Topographic map: shows changes in elevation of Earth's surface
Contour line: connects points of equal elevation
contour interval: The difference in elevation between 2 side by side contour lines
http://regentsprep.org/regents/core/questions/question.cfm?Course=ESCI&TopicCode=02&QNum=1&Wrong=0
Rules
1. The closer together the lines
are, the more steep the hill is.
2. Smaller circles represent higher elevations
03.03_Daily Assignment
- Part 1 - Complete the Do Now worksheet. (8 min)
- Part 2 - Watch the “Changing Direction” Pen Tool Video and answer the questions.
- Part 3 - Create McDonald’s M’s by applying the “change direction” technique that you learned in the video.
- Part 4 - Choose a section of the topographic map you selected, take a screenshot and start tracing the contour lines in Illustrator.
- Part 5 - Return to 02.15_Daily Assignment, complete your design, and ask me to print it as soon as your done so that you can finish your poster! (15 min)
No music until you complete Parts 2 and 3.
3. Contour lines bend upstream
when they cross a river