Parks Victoria - Marine Mapping Education Resource Kit

Activities

Activity	Title		Description
1	Location, location	- -	practice using coordinates to find objects on maps and charts. use coordinates to navigate to a series of points of interest within Point Addis Marine National Park.
2	Sea Floor Mapping	- -	learn how to read bathymetry on charts and maps to build a picture of what is below the water. illustrate the principles of sea floor mapping and construction of navigational charts showing depth.
3	A Virtual Transect	-	conduct an underwater survey of a park by analysing a section of towed video footage.
4	Making Marine Habitat Maps	- -	use aerial photographs to develop a basic habitat map for the Barwon Bluff Marine Sanctuary. generate a habitat map showing the main marine habitats found within the Point Addis Marine National Park.
5	Creature Features	- -	become familiar with a range of species found in Victoria’s Marine National Parks and Marine Sanctuaries. practice using simple keys to identify a number of interesting animals and plants.
6	Mapping Country	-	consider the occupation and use of areas now beneath the water by Indigenous Victorians.
7	Catchments to Coasts	-	identify your connections to the marine environment and the Marine National Park system.