WETMAAP Skill 3
Northshore - Element 1

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

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

Materials:

1956 Habitat map

1978 Habitat overlay

1988 Habitat overlay

1995 Habitat overlay

Colored pencil

Colored marker

Colored marker

Colored marker

Drafting tape

White sheet of paper

Exercise:

1. Tape the colored 1978 Habitat overlay over the 1956 colored Habitat map and tape the colored 1995 Habitat overlay over the 1988 Habitat overlay. Position overlay using corner marks.

2. Tape colored 1988 habitat overlay over the 1978 overlay. Position overlays using corner marks.

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 1956 to, 1978, 1988, and to 1995.

3. Visually compare the differences between the habitats. Compare 1956 and 1978; compare 1956 and 1985.

4. Place a sheet of white paper between the 1956 Habitat colored map and the 1978 Habitat overlay.

5. Visually compare the differences in habitats (colored) between 1978 and 1988.

6. Place a sheet of white paper between the 1956 Habitat overlay and the 1998 Habitat overlay.

7. Visually compare the differences in habitats between 1988 and 1995.