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Road Scholar 2011 – Kathryn Tesh

Changes in rules this year:

1. DESCRIPTION: Remove adjectives “interpretive” to noun “questions”, and now permits the use of satellite/aerial images.

2. EVENT PARAMETERS: No change.

3. THE COMPETITION: Rule changes “will” to “may”, leaving option to present test in other than storyline format and making drawing portion of the test optional. Note that there are some items marked with an asterisk, to be written at an introductory level for regional exams. Last year item 3.a.xix, Universal Transversal Mercator, was marked to be written only for state & national exams but this year it is included in the regional material.

Note that testing areas and scoring are unchanged, as are the recommended resources.

Helpful Resources:

 http://www.sciencenc.com The North Carolina Science Olympiad home page.  http://www.sciencenc.com/events.php NCSO Division B/C Event resources page.  http://www.sciencenc.com/event-help/roadscholar.php NCSO Road Scholar resource page.  http://education.usgs.gov/common/secondary.htm#topographic USGS Teaching Resources for using maps. o 27 Ideas for Teaching with Topographic Maps Contains 27 ideas for teaching with the approximately 57,000 topographic maps that the USGS offers. o All about USGS Topographic Maps A comprehensive description of topographic maps and how they were made prior to the digital age. o Finding Your Way with a Map and Compass A brief description of how to navigate using a compass and topographic maps. o Topographic Maps Illustrating Physiographic Features Lists of USGS topographic maps (listed by state) that show good examples of over 200 different physiographic features. o Map Symbols An explanation of topographic maps and map symbols. o Free Digital USGS Topographic Map Quadrangles Click on "Map Locator" to download free USGS topographic map quadrangles in georeferenced PDF (GeoPDF) format. These files were created using high-resolution scans and average 10-17 megabytes in size.

http://soinc.org/road_scholar_b National Science Olympiad Road Scholar resource page.

The information below should not be interpreted as an extension of the rules. The official rules in the current Rules Manual take precedence. 

Sample Student Map Design Exercise

In the 2010 Science Olympiad Test Packet, the graph on P. 65 is difficult to read due to light copy, so we've added a JPG of the original here. Page 65 Graph - Road Scholar 2009 1

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LINKS These links should not be interpreted as an endorsement for the target website/products. 

Creating Topographic Profiles

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Contributed by: Terry Trippe o

Course Outline

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Contest Preparation

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Competition Study Guide

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Competition Study Guide (Answers)

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Exams from previous competitions

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Event help from North Carolina Science Olympiad

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Mapping Information/Tips – USGS

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Private Retailers available on line

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SARBC - Map and Compass

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SARBC - Navigation

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SARBC – Maps

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SARBC – Compass

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TopoZone.com

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United States Geological Survey (Ordering Maps)

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USGS - Finding Your Way With Map And Compass

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USGS Maps - Online Edition

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USGS Earth Science Information Centers (Ordering Maps)

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USGS: What Do Maps Show – Grades 5-9

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USGS Mapping Information: GNIS United States and Territories Data Base Query Form

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USGS - Topographic Map Symbols

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USGS - Topographic Map Symbols (Online Version)

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Wright Center for Science Education at Tufts University

Wright Center for Science Education Science Olympiad Table of Contents • Astronomy • Biology and Chemistry • Coaches Clinic • Earth Science • Physics/Problem Solving/Engineering • Road Scholar

http://www.tufts.edu/as/wright_center/products/sci_olympiad/sci_olympiad_road_scholar.html Wright Center for Science Education at Tufts University, Road Scholar sample exams 2

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Science Olympiad - Road Scholar • The Mystery Man (2004 Michigan State Science Olympiad Tournament)    

Rand-McNally MI Highway Map Negaunee SW, MI Quadrangle Omer SW, MI Quadrangle Pinckney, MI Quadrangle

• To Catch a Thief (2002 Macomb Regional Science Olympiad)    

Rand-McNally MI Highway Map Negaunee SW, MI Quadrangle Omer SW, MI Quadrangle Pinckney, MI Quadrangle

• The Portrait (2001 Colorado State Science Olympiad)    

Rand-McNally MI Highway Map Negaunee SW, MI Quadrangle Omer SW, MI Quadrangle Pinckney, MI Quadrangle

• Code Name: COBRA (2001 Michigan Regional)    

Colorado Highway Map Antero Reservoir, CO Quadrangle Hotchkiss, CO Quadrangle Rye, CO Quadrangle

• Harry's Bid for Freedom (1999 Chicago National - B Division)   

Colorado Highway Map Hotchkiss, CO Quadrangle Rye, CO Quadrangle

• United States vs. Rumplestiltzkin (1996 Atlanta National - B Division)   

Tennessee State Road Map Scottsboro, TN Quadrangle Nashville East, TN Quadrangle

• Big Bad Wolf   

Colorado State Road Map Castle Rock North, CO Quadrangle Sedalia, CO Quadrangle

• Treasure Mountain    

New Hampshire State Road Map Concord, NH Quadrangle Map Baxter Lake, NH Quadrangle Map Mount Pisgah, NH Quadrangle Map

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Road Scholar 2011 – Kathryn Tesh • Trail of the Vampires    

New Hampshire State Road Map Concord, NH Quadrangle Map Baxter Lake, NH Quadrangle Map Mount Pisgah, NH Quadrangle Map

• The Misadventures of Professor DuBois (1994 Colorado State)    

Colorado State Road Map Boulder, CO Quadrangle Map Eldorado Springs, CO Quadrangle Map Lyons, Colorado Quadrangle Map

• Saved by the Bear    

Missouri State Road Map Cureall NW, MO Quadrangle Map Franklin, MO Quadrangle Map Pottersville, CO Quadrangle Map

• Fallen from the Sky    

Missouri State Road Map Cureall NW, MO Quadrangle Map Franklin, MO Quadrangle Map Pottersville, CO Quadrangle Map

Note that you can reuse some of the maps for more than one practice test! You can buy Rand-McNally road maps, but most states will give you several free state road maps (especially if you tell them you are using them to teach middle school students to read maps). Google can help you find free sources. If you have a large printer you can download the topographic maps free from USGS and print them yourself.

It may seem to your students that map reading skills are obsolete today when handheld GPS units and smartphones give driving directions. However, map reading skills are useful to people in many professions. In addition to the obvious cartography jobs, map reading is used by people in the following professions: 

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Architect

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Construction

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Surveyor

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Real Estate

Don’t forget that SOMEONE has to update Google Maps and Garmin maps and all the others!

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Sample Test B Division Science Olympiad 2010 Season Road Scholar Competition-- “The Oregon Trail” Maps you will need: To run this event, you will need two maps: AAA Iowa- Nebraska road map, dated 4/09 to 7/10 USGS New London, North Carolina 7.5 min Quadrangle , 1:24,000 1994 Get topo from USGS on line, about $6 each. Can be downloaded free if you have a large printer.

The same maps with different dates should work pretty well. Some map features may be different.

If you use different map dates, check over the event for possible needed changes in questions/answers.

Both maps were current when this event was written ( December 2009).

Setting Up the Event: Event room should have flat desks and good lighting to allow 2 students to spread out maps and work.

Students bring their own protractor, ruler, and USGS Map Symbol Sheet to the event. They may bring a calculator, notes, reference materials, and other measuring devices. Computers are not permitted.

Some states require teams to bring their own AAA map with them. It must be the AAA map for questions to work.

Modifying the Event: I am enclosing the “recycle bin” with questions edited out. Feel free to put them back.

Grading: Answers must be complete – measurements must have units; town names must include state, province, or other appropriate identification.

When I run Road Scholar events I make all questions worth one point. I do not allow part credit for missing units, etc. You do what you want! I think the answer key is OK but you never know.

Acceptable answers and ranges sometimes change depending on how the kids back up their statements.

Road Scholar gets a lot of ties. I break them as follows: Work from the last question forward, using “closeness to ideal” for calculation questions.

The first question one team gets (or is closer) and the other misses acts as the tiebreaker. Most of the harder questions are at the end of the event.

I am happy to answer questions about this event or other Road Scholar things.

Brendan Herlihy Road Scholar Event Writer New Fairfield, CT bherlihy1@sbcglobal.net

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Student signatures: __________________ ____________________

Road Scholar 2011 – Kathryn Tesh Team Number ______ Team Name _______________

B Division Science Olympiad Road Scholar

To the Student: Welcome to Road Scholar!

You will need pens, pencils, ruler, protractor, and calculator.

You should have a USGS topographic map symbol sheet with you.

You may use any printed resources you brought with you.

You are permitted to use special measuring devices, but no computers are allowed.

Your names, team name, and team number must be written both on this booklet and the answer sheets.

You may write in this booklet for scrap, but your final answers must be written on the answer sheets provided. All questions and answer sheets must be attached and in order.

Your answers must be complete – measurements must have units; town names must include state, province, or other appropriate identification.

If you are not certain as to what you should be doing, or if a question does not make sense to you, ask the event supervisor what to do.

Make sure you read the story line in italics. Some of the questions will not make sense without the story, so they will be harder to do.

Cautions: Avoid penalty points !!!

Make sure you do not make any marks on any maps provided to you!

Make sure you start working only when told to do so, and stop exactly when told to do so by the event supervisor.

Good luck!

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The Oregon Trail Howdy, partners! My name’s Jedediah Smith. You can call me Jed. My great granddaddy, also named Jedediah Smith, was a famous trapper and mountain man. He came out to Oregon long ago, long before there were even wagon roads. In fact, he was one of the pioneers who worked out the route of the most famous wagon train road of them all—the Oregon Trail. Why, if you were from back East and wanted to start a new life out here, you would get yourself to St. Joseph, Missouri, get a hold of a wagon and some oxen, and start walking. Lord willin’, after six months and a few thousand miles along the Oregon Trail you’d be out West!. Starvin’, broke, and with real sore feet, probably, but still you’d be here. The United States might even give you free farmland!

Granddaddy’s family originally came from around New London, North Carolina. Some of the family later took the Trail out West, and some stayed home.

I’m real proud of my grandpa Jed. When I go on vacation, I try to retrace some of the Oregon Trail ―the old fashioned way‖ each year. I’ve already done Oregon, Idaho, and Wyoming, so this year I’ll retrace parts of the trail in Nebraska. Then I’ll fly down to North Carolina and see how my kinfolk are doing. Gracie, my trusty Labrador Retriever, will come along. She can read maps pretty well – even though sometimes I see her looking at her GPS. If you could help a bit with the maps, that would be really great! I have a big Ford F-350 pickup and a huge trailer, so I can tow my Conestoga wagon and team of oxen around. When I drive the wagon, Gracie drives the Ford. Everything is cool unless she gets bored. Then she does bored dog things like chewing maps and GPS units and we have lots of trouble.

Maybe you should start looking at the AAA Nebraska map so you can get the lay of the land.

1. What six states border Nebraska?

2. Nebraska gets its name from a Native American word meaning “flat place”. How do the patterns of most roads in Nebraska suggest that the land is fairly flat?

3. Nebraska contains several Indian Reservations. Name three of them.

4. The Oregon Trail in Nebraska is now followed by several modern roads. Identify two of them. Be specific in naming the roads!

I enter Nebraska along its Western border with Wyoming, driving the Ford Southeast on US Route 26. I can tell when I cross the state line because I see a sign that says ―Welcome to Nebraska- home of the Cornhuskers‖. Yes siree! Someone’s got to husk it all the corn they grow here!

5. What are the AAA grid references for the location where I cross the Wyoming- Nebraska state line?

I am immediately impressed by how beautiful the place is. I can see rolling hills, The North Platte River, and the old Oregon Trail.

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Road Scholar 2011 – Kathryn Tesh 6. As Jed drives East on US 26 towards Morrill, NE, where is the trail? (Answer as: A straight ahead B to his left C to his right D behind him) It’s funny, but the AAA knew ahead of time that I would find this area especially pretty.

7. What map symbols indicate that this part of US 26 is a particularly scenic road?

I continue driving East on US 26. Right after we pass through the town of Morrill, NE, Gracie gets upset. Now you gotta remember that Gracie is a typical dog. Cats like variety , but dogs are real happy when everything is the same. ―Jed, look out!! Road change!! No like!!!‖ 8. How does the roadway change east of Morrill? (Answer as: the road changes from ___ to ___) We continue along US 26 until we reach Chimney Rock National Historic Site (K-4). Chimney Rock is a tall rock formation that was an important landmark to travelers on the Trail, and I figure this is the place to start some real trail travel! We hitch the oxen up to the wagon. I explain to the oxen exactly what we are going to do. You must always tell oxen the absolute truth- they won’t put up with any bull.

I change into my historic clothes, put my Hawken rifle on the seat, and start driving the wagon slowly Eastward along the actual Trail route while Gracie drives the Ford along US 26. We’ll meet up again in a few days at Ogallala, NE. 9. If I average 15 miles a day in my Prairie Schooner, how many days will it take to reach Ogallala along the Oregon Trail route? (Express your answer to the nearest whole day) As I approach Ogallala, the oxen realize they are getting close to their destination and start running like crazy. Next thing you know, I hear a siren. A Nebraska state trooper pulls me over and gives me a ticket for driving 10 mph in 2 mph ox wagon zone. ―You know, Jed‖ he says, I’ve been a trooper for 20 years, and this is the first ticket I’ve been able to write on this old law. You just made my day! Now make sure you stop at the next county courthouse and pay that there fine!‖ At Ogallala, Gracie helps me put the wagon and oxen team on the trailer and we drive off in the Ford. She’s been sitting around for a while and looks bored. I notice our map is chewed and wet.

10. How does the AAA map show me that there is a county courthouse Ogallala?

11. In what county of Nebraska is Ogallala located?

12. I am full of dust from the trail. If I stop for a while in Ogallala, what are two parks where I might be able to go swimming?

13. Now that I‟m cleaner and Gracie is not complaining about the “wet human” smell, we get on I-80 at interchange 126. If we drive to North Platte, NE at interchange 177, how many miles have I driven along I-80? (Express your answer to the nearest whole mile) In North Platte, Cousin Vern is fixin’ us lunch. Gracie had looked at the map and told Vern we would be there in under an hour, because the AAA thinks this drive should take about 49 minutes if we

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Road Scholar 2011 – Kathryn Tesh obey speed limits—no more tickets! But I leave Ogallala at 2 PM and don’t get to North Platte until 3:49 PM!! Vern is amused. ―Hey Jed- you drivin’ them oxen again?‖ 14. Why should Jed only get to North Platte at 3:49 PM even if he drives a car?

We leave North Platte on I-80 Eastbound after lunch. Gracie is restless—she’s walking around in circles on the seat of the truck and that makes me nervous. We stop at the first rest area with bathrooms East of North Platte. After the stop Gracie looks much happier. That’s good. You really do not want a Labrador Retriever with bladder problems on your lap while you drive. Next thing you know, she starts in again. ―Jed‖, she says, ―how far to the next rest area with full facilities—you know, bathrooms?‖ 15. Figuring the distance Eastbound from North Platte along I-80, how far is it from the first to the second set of rest areas with full facilities? ( Express to nearest half kilometer) Gracie is happy to hear about the next rest area. But as we continue Eastward along I-80 and approach interchange 222, she says ―Jed, I think the GPS is acting up. Maybe I shouldn’t have chewed it so much! Let’s get off at 222. I see a good place to make sure it’s working.‖ We get off and drive about10 miles north on an unnamed road. I can see where Gracie wants to go. A little bit before we leave Dawson County I see a ―blue cross‖ symbol a little to the West of the roadway. Gracie gets out, runs over to the exact location of the cross, and takes a latitude/longitude reading.

16. What are the latitude and longitude at the blue cross? (Express your answers to the nearest whole degrees. You must include compass directions) We return to I-80 and continue East to interchange 279, just about where the Oregon Trail leaves the Platte River. We’re going to visit with Cousin Vi in Red Cloud, NE—named after the famous Sioux Chief Red Cloud. We drive south on NE RT 10 and then East on US 136 to Red Cloud.

Vi’s great-grandparents, John and Sarah, left North Carolina after the Civil War. They traveled Westward on the Trail. Like a lot of folks they didn’t go all the way to Oregon; they turned off and set up a homestead right here. Vi says all her family listen to Rush Limbaugh and talk politics. They are all good Republicans—no Democrats. ―Must be something in the water around here‖ she says.

17. What river flows past Red Cloud, NE? Vi says that Grandma Sarah actually gave birth to her first child on the Trail, right where Fairbury, NE is now located. Gracie and I drive over to Fairbury, following US 136.

18. How far is it from Red Cloud to Fairbury, NE along US 136? (Express your answer in whole miles) We continue on past Fairbury to Beatrice, NE (AAA P-22). Right outside Beatrice we visit the Homestead National Monument of America. Now I got to tell ya- my granddaddy always said that Ol’ Red Cloud didn’t think much of the Homestead Act. And the next part here gets a little tricky, so be careful! The Homestead Act of 1862 used the Public Land Survey System (PLSS) method of surveying property, and gave a quarter section of land to a settler who farmed it for five years.

19. You should remember that every town in PLSS is divided into 36 sections. How large in area is a PLSS quarter section? (Express your answer in either square miles or acres)

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Road Scholar 2011 – Kathryn Tesh After a fascinating visit- it made us really appreciate the grit those early settlers had- we head on up to Lincoln, NE (N-22) to the airport. Gracie gets bored and eats the map. I decide to stop at the local AAA office and get a new map for our return trip. I drive to AAA and then the airport. We leave the oxen at Hertz rent-an-ox, park the truck, and board our flight.

20. Suppose the trooper at Ogallala had gotten me annoyed and I just wanted to drive from there to Lincoln by the most direct route- no oxen, no side trips, no relatives. How long does the AAA calculate the drive would take? (Express your answer as ___ hours, ___minutes.) **** Map Change*** Use Lincoln, NE Insert Map****** 21. Where is the AAA office in Lincoln, NE? (Express your answer as: the intersection of __ and __) ********Map change—Use USGS New London Quadrangle Topographic Map *********** Gracie and I board our plane. I’m tired and Gracie is looking over the USGS New London, NC Quadrangle Map during the flight. You can talk to her while I take a nap.

Hi, Kids! This is Gracie! My copy of the topo map is a little smelly and messy. Hey- It’s not my fault that Jed decided to paper train me. Maybe your copy is better? First off let’s look at the whole map and see what we have.

22. What is the contour interval on this map?

23. If two points are exactly 2 cm apart on this map, how many meters apart are they in real life?

24. We are approaching the map area from the North. When we cross the Northern “neat line” (no kidding- that‟s the border of the map that makes it look neat) what will the latitude read on my GPS? (Express as ___ º____‟, ___”. Don‟t forget a compass direction) As we approach the airport we fly over the Yadkin River, with its Eastern portion shown as Badin Lake.

25. Using the USGS map sector reference system, in what map sector is Badin Lake?

26. What two counties of North Carolina meet in this River?

I notice that although both banks of the River have privately owned land, the North bank appears to have some government protection.

27. What protected area occupies much of the North shore of the Yadkin River?

The pilot approaches the Stanly County Airport ( map sector E5 and SE9) and tells us to prepare for landing. I wake up Jed..

28. What is the maximum possible runway length at Stanly County Airport? (Express your answer in meters) 29. What is the highest possible elevation on the runway?

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Road Scholar 2011 – Kathryn Tesh Jed’s Cousin Bill meets us at the airport. ―Hello, Jed and Gracie! Nice to see y’all. Us North Carolina Smiths have a special surprise for an ox-drivin’ man like you‖ he says. ―It sure is nice to see you. I just got off work over in the Alcoa Aluminum plant in Badin, NC. It’s closed, of course, but they keep a small work crew and I still have a job. It’s a huge place --maybe you saw it from the plane. It’s off the New London quadrangle to the East.

30. What topographic map would probably show this plant?

Bill tells us about the area. He says ― a lot of folks left here after the War of the States so they could get free land out West. We stayed, of course. It’s really pretty- there were a lot of jobs at textile mills and the Alcoa plant. There’s a lot of nice hiking- even the Governor of South Carolina used to walk up this way.‖ Jed is interested in the Aluminum plant. ―Bill, I know that aluminum refining uses a lot of electricity. When we passed over the Yadkin River, I noticed a big dam—the Tuckertown Dam up in map sector N2. Is that what produces power for the refinery?‖ ― You got it‖ says Bill. ―It’s a pretty big dam. Did you see how high it is?‖ 31. What is the change in water elevation of the dam at Tuckertown? (Not the dam height, but how much higher is the water above the dam than the water below it?)

32. In what compass direction does the Yadkin River flow on the map area?

Bill drives us from the airport through Palestine, NC and then North on County Road 1545.

About a mile North of Palestine, the road runs right next to a set of railroad tracks and we can look right out at the airport runway we just landed on. We are approaching the ―588 ft‖ spot elevation.

33. As we drive North on County 1545 at this point, how is the land to the East different that the land to the West? ( Answer as: The land to the East is ___ and the land to the West is _____) 34. What railroad company uses these tracks?

We continue North to the five road intersection at Cedar Grove Church. Jed stops to look at the church where John and Sarah got married in 1855. I notice that there is a brass marker right by the intersection that says ―USGS BM 720‖ along with a lot of other numbers. This marker shows on the map as a triangle with a dot inside.

35. What three types of data are known about a “third order USGS benchmark” such as this?

(Answer as : the ________, _________, and _______ are accurately measured.)

We continue Northwest from Cedar Grove Church to Isenhour, NC (Map Sector E6). Bill is picking up Cousin Cora, who is getting off work at the big pottery factory in Isenhour.

36. What industrial activity does the map show that produced material used in making pottery?

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Road Scholar 2011 – Kathryn Tesh Cora runs over to the truck, gives us all a big hug and kiss, and gets in. ―I hope Cousin Bill told you what we all are goin’ to surprise you with, Gracie‖ Says Cora. We’re all goin’ over to Halls Ferry Junction, NC. You can see it on the map- it’s in Map Sector W4, big as the grin on my face. US 52 is the big red road that goes through town, and the front door of the school is looking right at US52 and straight out a really pretty hill. Our 12th grade class over at North Stanly High School has been working on a special project that we would just love to show you. Half your cousins are students in that school, and Uncle Rob is the Principal‖ Did you realize it’s 100 years since Jedediah left home to go out West? Half the family followed him after the War Between the States—they heard about getting free land!

We travel to the high school while everyone talks up a storm. Being a good dog, I look at the way the three school buildings are shown on the map. The main building has the school flag symbol on it.

Then to the South a few meters there is another fairly large structure. Just a few feet Northeast of the main building is the smallest square black building—that’s the project shop, and you should be looking at it very carefully.

37. From the front door of the Stanly HS main building you can look across the railroad tracks at a pretty hill, elevation marked at 697 ft. From the top of the hill, in what compass direction would you find the most gradual downward slopes? (Answer as N, NE, E, SE, etc.)

At the high school, we park in front of the project shop. There’s a big party going on! They have hot dogs!! I love hot dogs!! Right in the middle of all the happy humans and dogs is a sign saying ―Welcome home Jedediah Smith—It’s been a hundred years‖ The sign is on a real brand new covered wagon that the school kids have been building for a year. It’s even got two oxen hitched up! The kids have cooked up a big mess of biscuits, gravy, and all the fixins—even hushpuppies for me! Jed shows everyone how to drive the wagon and it’s like Grandpa Jed never left.

38. What is the latitude of the project shop? Express in degrees, minutes and seconds.

39. What is the longitude of the project shop? Express in degrees, minutes and seconds 40. What is the azimuth from the project shop to the five way intersection at Cedar Grove Church?

41. The azimuth would be different if we counted the magnetic declination. What is the magnetic declination at the center of this map? Give the amount and direction from true North.

About two miles South of the school, just East of US 52, is a remarkably round reservoir. It looks like it has a lot of water for thirsty oxen.

42. Grandpa Jedediah never would have used azimuths- they had not been invented then. He would have given an azimuth as an old fashioned compass bearing. How would Jed have written the compass bearing from the project shop to the middle of the reservoir? (Your answer must start with „North” or “South” Cousin Cora shows us a letter from John and Sarah to Jedediah, written from the homestead in 1866.

The letter tells Jedediah about their farm. Could you draw a map of the PLSS Section they were in?

(Draw the map on your answer sheet for questions # 43 to 45. The map description is on that sheet) October 21st, 1866

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Road Scholar 2011 – Kathryn Tesh Dear Jedediah, We have a baby and our own land! Three other families from our wagon train put in claims in the same section, and we all help each other out. Chief Red Cloud himself asked us to treat the land well,, and we will. Here’s a map of our section. Thank you for pioneering the Oregon Trail. We never could have gotten here without you!

Love, John and Sarah

********************************************* You’re finished! Check your answers for units -- Are your names on the answer sheets?

Stop working immediately when the event supervisor tells you. ******************************************* This story is a mix of truth and fiction.

Jedediah Smith, Red Cloud, Vi’s grandparents John and Sarah, their child born on the Oregon Trail, and their homestead are all real. So are the mills in North Carolina. Gracie made up the rest.

Recycle Bin: These questions were edited out of the event. If you wish to put them back in, here they are! ====As we touch down and the plane moves quickly long the runway, Jed and I look out the windows.

Which side of the plane has trees closer to the runway? ==== I look at the azimuth on my GPS unit. What is the azimuth direction of our travel as we race along the runway? === Of course, the azimuth is figured ignoring magnetic declination. What is the magnetic declination at in the map area? ( give degrees and direction from true North) ==After lunch we leave North Platte and drive East on I-80. What‟s the next place AAA says I can find a campground? == If we had flown from North Platte to Lincoln instead, what would be the two airport codes on our tickets? === How much will the AAA charge a member like me for the new map? === there are a lot of contour lines going through the runway at Stanly Airport. What is the slope of the entire runway? ( Do not count any ups and downs, only the overall slope. Express your answer as feet of rise per 100 ft of length. Use “highest possible” values for all elevations) ===Where can Gracie buy a copy of the topo map?

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Road Scholar 2011 – Kathryn Tesh B Road Scholar—The Oregon Trail -- Answer Sheet Student signatures: ________________________ ________________________

Team Number ______ Team Name _________________

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7. ___________________ 8. The road changes from _____________ to ________________ 9. ___________days 10. _______________ 11. __________________ 12. __________________ and _________________ 13. _____________ 14. ______________________________________________________ 15. _________________ 16. latitude ________ longitude _________ 17. ___________________ 18. _______________ 19.

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20. ______ hours and _____ minutes 21. intersection of ____________ and ____________

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Road Scholar 2011 – Kathryn Tesh B Road Scholar—The Oregon Trail -- Answer Sheet Student signatures: ________________________ ________________________

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Road Scholar 2011 – Kathryn Tesh B Road Scholar—The Oregon Trail -- Answer Sheet Student signatures: ________________________ Team Number ______ ________________________

Team Name _________________

Map Drawing Problem- Questions # 43 to 45 The square below outlines PLSS Section 1, Town 15 North, Range 18 West in Red Cloud, NE. The Section contains four homestead farms, each with ¼ Section. .

John and Sarah Smith‟s deed in Red Cloud gives them title to NE ¼ of Section 3.

Their neighbors are Jones in SE ¼, Williams in NW 1/4, and Chen in SW 1/4. Chen has a good sized pond in the middle of his farm.

The Smith homestead was divided into three fields, with the house exactly in the middle of their land.

The fields were set up as follows: The NW ¼ of the NE ¼ was pasture for the cow. The NE 1/4 of the NE ¼ was beans. The S ½ of the NE ¼ was corn.

Draw your map to show the house and crop fields as described. Label each of the neighbor‟s farms.

Make sure you label Smith‟s house and Chen‟s pond.

North

South

Check list: 1 pt each for43 Correct farm locations

44 Correct field map of Smith‟s farm 45. Correct house and pond location

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B Road Scholar—The Oregon Trail

Answer Key 1. Wyoming, South Dakota, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas , Colorado 2. straight roads- square grid patterns- etc 3. Santee Sioux // Winnebego // Omaha // Iowa Sac and Fox (any three) 4.

US 26 // NE 92 // SR 92 // I-80 ( any two)

5.

J-2

6.

C ( to his right)

7.

green dots

8. The road changes from principal undivided to principal divided______ 9. 6 or 7 days 10. dot in circle symbol // county seat 11. Kieth County 12. Lake McConaughy State Rec Area and Lake Ogallala State Rec Area 13. 51 miles ( range 49 to 56 miles) 14. Change in time zone from Mountain to Central adds one hour to trip 15. 48.5 km (range 48 to 49 km) 16. latitude 41 º North longitude 101º West ( no range) 17. Republican River 18. 74 miles ( no range) 19.

¼ square mile // 160 acres

20.

4 hours and 39 minutes

21. Intersection of

O Street // US 34 and 27th Street

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Answer Key 22. 10 feet 23. 480 meters ( no range) 24. 35º 30’ 00 “ North 25. NE3// 3 26. Montgomery County and Stanly County 27. Uwharrie National Forest 28. 1680 meters (range 1650m to 1710m) 29. 629 Feet (no range) 30. Badin 31. 55 feet ( no range) 32. Southeast 33. to the East is open // not forested and to the West is wooded// forested 34. Winston- Salem Southbound RR 35. latitude, longitude, and elevation 36. clay pits 37. Northeast 38. Latitude =

_35º 25’ 41.4”

North (range 37 to 45” )

39. Longitude = 80º 12’ 46.2” West (range 42 to 50” ) 40. Azimuth=

82º ( range 79 to 85 )

41. Declination= 7 º 00’ West__________ 42. Bearing=

South 22º East ( range 19 to 25 º)

Ties are broken from the last question forward.

Closeness to ideal values is used on measurement and calculation problems.

Range for calculations are based on 1 mm leeway in measurements. Feel free to adjust.

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