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Creating Topic-Specific Maps for Geoscience Classes
http://serc.carleton.edu/introgeo/gis/Topic_GIS_Maps.html
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This site from SERC's Starting Point describes how to develop site-specific maps that relate to lecture, discussion, lab, or exercise topics. The creation of site-specific maps can help students better understand spatial relationships. This page also provides links to a variety of GIS and map resources.
Intended for grade levels:
  • College (13-14)
  • College (15-16)
Type of resource:
  • For the classroom:
    • Guide for instructor
  • Text:
    • Ref. material
Subject:
  • Educational theory and practice
  • Technology
Technical requirements:
No specific technical requirements, just a browser required
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
We encourage the reuse and dissemination of the material on this site for educational, noncommercial purposes as long as attribution is retained. To this end the material on this site is offered under a Creative Commons license. Authors of original works submitted to SERC retain their copyright. But in volunteering the works they agree to offer it under this license allowing for reuse and redistribution with attribution. Authors are responsible for obtaining copyright permission for all materials that they distribute within their work.
DLESE Catalog ID: SERC-STARTINGPOINT-000-000-000-617
Related resources:
This resource is part of 'Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience'
http://serc.carleton.edu/introgeo/index.html
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Principal Investigator: Dr Cathy Manduca
Carleton College