Lesson


 
 
Title Grand Canyon: A River Rafting Trip
Lesson Description  On a Journey through the Grand Canyon, students practice finding elevations on a topographical map and determine measures of central tendency.
Author Joanne Munson
Grade Level 4-5
Duration 1 class period

 
 
Arizona Geography Concept Arizona Math Strand National Geography Standards National Math Standards
1 2 Element Two: 4 Data Analysis and Probability

Click here to find all the materials you need to print:

Teacher Instructions

Student Worksheets, Assessments, and Answer Keys

Supplemental Tutorial on Reading Topographic Maps

Map of Elevations Along the Colorado River (blank)

Map of Elevations Along the Colorado River (with elevations)

Photographs of the Rafting Trip Down the Grand Canyon

Black and White Map of Bright Angel Trail to Indian Gardens

Photographs along the Bright Angel Trail to Indian Gardens

Location of Bright Angel Trail Photographs

Map of Arizona Physical Geography

Map of the United States with Names
 


Click here to see NASA Animations about the Grand Canyon:

Zooming out to Space from the Colorado Rivers

Fly Around the Grand Canyon

Satellite Image of the Grand Canyon