WETMAAP Skill 3
Indiana Dunes - Element 1

Skill 3: Visual Recognition
Element 1: Comparison of Habitat Maps

Note: Use Colored Habitat maps from Skill 1, Element 3

Materials:

1938 colored habitat map or overlay

1954 colored habitat overlay

1979 colored habitat overlay

2005 colored habitat overlay

Drafting tape

White sheet of paper

Exercise:

1.Tape the 1954 colored Habitat overlay over the 1938 colored Habitat map. Position overlay using the corner marks.

2. Tape the 1979 colored Habitat overlay over the 1954 colored Habitat overlay. Position overlay using corner marks.

3. Tape the 2005 colored Habitat overlay over the 1979 colored Habitat overlay.

Hint: Tape one overlay at the left edge and the other overlay at the right edge. By attaching overlays at opposite sides, you can flip the overlays to view various combinations of habitat change from 1938 to 1954 and 1979 to 2005.

4. Visually compare the differences between the habitats. Compare 1938 and 1954 ; compare 1954 and 1979 ; compare 1979 to 2005.

5. Place a sheet of white paper between the 1938 colored Habitat map or overlay and the 1954 colored Habitat overlay.

6. Visually compare the differences in habitats (colored) between 1954 and 1979.

7. Place a sheet of white paper between the 1979 colored Habitat overlay and the 2005 colored Habitat overlay.