Lesson Plan

Monticello Topography: Let’s Make a Mountain

Duration: 30 minutes
Overview

An introduction to visualizing the topography of Monticello in the classroom, using the mountain on which Monticello sits to find the angle of elevation to Montalto (the adjacent mountain that is higher in elevation).

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Grade Level

High School, Middle School

Type of Lesson

Hands-on

Interdisciplinary Connections

math, science

Common Core Standards

Next Generation Science Standards:
2-ESS2-2. Develop a model to represent the shapes and kinds of land and bodies of water in an area.

4-ESS2-2. Analyze and interpret data from maps to describe patterns of Earth’s features.

Author Info

Name: Lee Pruett & Beverly Heigre
Email: lpruett@ndsj.org & bheigre@ndsj.org
School: Notre Dame High School
School Address: 596 S. 2nd Street
City: San Jose
State: CA