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 Concepts | Arizona Math Strands | 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:
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
Satellite Image of the Grand Canyon
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