Submarine Mountains
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/fosrec/Metzger2.html

Ellen Metzger, San Jose State University


This activity teaches students how bathymetric maps (topographic maps of underwater landforms) are made by using sonar. Students use a simulated sonar exercise to map something they cannot see and then see how close they were to the actual shape. They produce a bathymetric map and answer questions about this process.

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Subject: Geoscience:Geology, Oceanography
Grade Level: High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)
Theme: Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Oceanography