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> National Science Education > boats, canoes and kayaks NOAA Plot Your Course: Marine Navigation Lesson
The goal of this lesson is to have students learn what information is provided on nautical charts. In this lesson students will determine distance and direction between selected features on a nautical chart, identify obstacles to navigation on a nautical chart, and identify the characteristics of common aid to navigation described on a nautical chart
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Science
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Curriculum Guide, Lessons and Activities, Posters and Maps
Level(s):
High School
Aligned with the following standard(s):
National Science Education
Keywords:
boats, canoes and kayaks
