WETMAAP Skill 3
Wallops Island - Element 1

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

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

Materials:

1959 colored habitat map or overlay

1972 colored habitat overlay

2004 colored habitat overlay

Drafting tape

White sheet of paper

Exercise:

1.Tape the 1972 colored Habitat overlay over the 1959 colored Habitat map. Position overlay using the corner marks.

2. Tape the 2004 colored Habitat overlay over the 1972 colored Habitat overlay. Position overlay 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 1959 to 1972 and 1972 to 2004.

3. Visually compare the differences between the habitats. Compare 1959 and 1972 ; compare 1972 and 2004 .

4. Place a sheet of white paper between the 1959 colored Habitat map or overlay and the 1972 colored Habitat overlay.

5. Visually compare the differences in habitats (colored) between 1972 and 2004.