WETMAAP Skill 3
Weedon Island - Element 1

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

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

Materials:

1951 Colored Habitat map

1979 Colored Habitat overlay

1991 Colored Habitat overlay

2002 Colored Habitat overlay

Colored pencil

Colored marker

Colored marker

Colored marker

Drafting tape

White sheet of paper

Exercise:

1. Tape the colored 1979 Habitat overlay over the 1951 colored Habitat map and tape the colored 2002 Habitat overlay over the 1991 Habitat overlay. Position overlay using corner marks.

2. Tape colored 1991 habitat overlay over the 1979 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 1951 and 1979; compare 1979 and 1991; compare 1991 and 2002.

4. Place a sheet of white paper between the 1951 Habitat colored map and the 1978 Habitat overlay.

5. Visually compare the differences in habitats (colored) between 1979 and 1991.

6. Place a sheet of white paper between the 1979 Habitat overlay and the 1991 Habitat overlay.

7. Visually compare the differences in habitats between 1991 and 2002.