How to build terrain models [electronic resource] / prepared for the U.S. Office of Education by the United States Navy, Office of Research and Inventions.

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Title	How to build terrain models [electronic resource] / prepared for the U.S. Office of Education by the United States Navy, Office of Research and Inventions.
Item Number	n0020
Creator (Corporate)	United States. Office of Education. United States. Navy.
Government Publisher	U.S. Government Printing Office
Original Date	1945
Physical Description	28 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes	Title from cover.; NAVEXOS P-296--cover.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references.
Table of Contents	Foreward -- Gathering information -- What to do with the information -- Scale -- Enlargement -- Building the contours -- Covering the contours -- Texture -- Color -- Atmosphere -- Water effects.
Summary	In this pamphlet the Office of Education joins the Navy Department in bringing a new activity to the schools. A large part of the methods of terrain model building described herein were developed by the Navy for use in combat. The simplicity of these methods, dictated by field conditions, makes them particularly applicable to the age level and facilities of the average high school. The values of terrain model making in the development of manipulative skills, and their many practical uses in the classroom will be readily apparent to the alert educator. Three dimensional models, colored and textured, can be used to great advantage in the teaching of such subjects as geology, botany, geography, history, and the social sciences. In making models, the student gains experience in mathematics, cartography, drawing, painting, and sculpture. But perhaps more valuable are the practical applications to national problems such as: 1. Flood control; 2. Water power planning; 3. Soil conservation; 4. Cooperative enterprise planning; 5. Air transportation studies; 6. Town and road planning; 7. Farm resettlement. At any rate, the project is full of possibilities, both for the present and for the future, and it is to be hoped that the teachers and students of our schools will combine to make the most of the opportunities involved. Model making should become an integral part of the school structure, a permanent addition to the tools of teaching. J. W. Studebaker, Commissioner of Education.--Foreward.
Topical Terms	World War, 1939-1945--Cartography. Relief models. Topographical drawing. Contours (Cartography). Color in cartography. Map scales.
Gov Doc Classification	N 1.2:T 27
Type	Text
Digital Format	.pdf
Digital Publication Date	Available in digital format: 2001-2002
Digitization Process	Scanned as 300 dpi .jpg; converted to Adobe .pdf
SMU File Name	n0020.pdf
Digital Collection	Historic Government Publications from World War II
Library	Government Information Resources
Publisher	Central University Libraries, Southern Methodist University
Rights	These files may be freely used. A high-quality version of these files may be obtained for a fee by contacting ncds@smu.edu.

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