swisstopo’s teaching materials for vocational and grammar schools (secondary stage II)
swisstopo’s interactive teaching materials bring a bit of excitement into the classroom: from the dawn of cadastral surveying in the nineteenth century to today’s satellite systems, pupils will learn everything about topography.
swisstopo - Learning to read maps with educational materials for schools
If you want to get from A to B, you really could do with a map in hand. There’s a lot of knowledge to be conveyed and a goal to be achieved in the “Reading maps” teaching materials.
Time travel
Take a journey through time with swisstopo’s historical maps and aerial photographs. Pupils will learn about the Switzerland of past and present.
sCHoolmaps.ch - use the Confederation map viewer in the classroom
Swiss map viewer application: sCHoolmaps.ch makes lessons exciting – and most importantly educational.
swisstopohistoric - the interactive web application on the history of maps
Once upon a time, there was the Dufour map ... How did cadastral surveying start in Switzerland and become world famous? That’s what pupils will be learning on swisstopo historic’s interactive web application.
swisstopo - catalog of digital maps "For schools"
The digital map catalogue “For schools” immerses pupils in a chosen topic and expands their knowledge. It’s full of wow factor and aha moments.
swisstopo know-how - Video tutorial on national surveying
Pupils will gain valuable knowledge about points, positions and satellites in videos provided by swisstopo. The educational programmes convey important information about cadastral surveying.
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