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This collection of map and geography lesson plans, classroom activities, projects, reference materials and demonstrations includes state and world maps, satellite images, GIS learning materials, and themed maps such as the Meteor Crater map and the Highest Points in the U.S. map.
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In
this
module,
students
use
Geographic
Information
Systems
(GIS)
together
with
the
tools
and
data
from
the
North
America
Global
GIS
CD
to
investigate
earthquakes,
volcanoes,
and
population
on
local
and
global
scales.
As
an
example,
in
the
first
earthquakes
lesson,
students
are
given
a
scenario
where
they
must
report
on
the
distribution
and
frequency
of
earthquakes
in
North
America
related
to
cities,
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A
collection
of
seven
lesson
plans
from
the
Institute
for
Marine
Remote
Sensing
in
St.
Petersburg,
Florida.
Titles
include:
Light
and
Water:
The
Secchi
Disk
Experiment,
Coral
Reef
Remote
Sensing
Classification
Experiment,
Ocean
Color,
Sea
Surface
Temperature
I
and
II,
West
Florida
Shelf
temperature
changes
with
time
and
their
impact
on
local
reefs,
The
Coral
Reef
Cake:
An
Activity
for
K-12
Earth
Science
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This
special
collection
of
news
stories,
best
practices,
and
other
resources
is
designed
to
help
integrate
GIS
and
other
geospatial
technologies
into
the
classroom
and
district
offices.
Links
for
the
exchange
of
ideas
and
experiences,
curriculum,
software,
and
data
between
GIS
educators
around
the
globe
are
provided
by
the
editors
of
eSchool
News
and
ESRI.
Resources
to
share
lessons
for
using
GIS
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This portal provides introductory text for issues relating to Geographic Information Systems as well as pointers to further information. GIS Lounge includes links to tutorials, references, career opportunities, GIS user forums, GIS data sources and industry articles.
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This
set
of
lessons
for
older
students
provides
an
introduction
to
the
uses
of
Geographic
Information
Systems
(GIS)
and
spatial
analysis
in
mapping,
environmental
issues,
and
coastal
hazards.
Students
will
learn
how
to
use
GIS
for
siting
a
fire
tower
or
an
internet
cafe,
perform
a
landfill
and
watershed
analysis
in
Montana
using
hydrography
and
stream
flow
datasets,
and
examine
hurricane
hazards
along
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The
goal
of
these
GIS-based
activities
and
materials
is
to
allow
students
to
gain
a
more
thorough
understanding
of
the
Cherokee
Removal
of
the
1830's
as
they
compare
and
contrast
various
views
of
Cherokee
life
through
the
information
available
in
a
federal
census
of
the
tribe
made
in
1835
at
the
time
of
removal.
The
activities
make
this
possible
by
providing
access
to
census
data
that
can
be
interpreted
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This site from SERC's Starting Point features example GIS exercises for use in geoscience education. Examples include field and lab activities and adaptations of Earth Exploration Toolbook chapters.
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The
MEC
Educator's
Pack
contains
geographic
information
system
(GIS)
software,
data
sets
and
lesson
plans
designed
for
educators
who
are
interested
in
using
GIS
technology
to
explore
global
climate
change
issues.
The
package
is
available
on
a
free,
PC-compatible
CD
(request
from
the
Web
site
provided),
includes
a
free
GIS
software
program
called
ArcExplorer
by
ESRI
and
comes
with
a
user
manual
to
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In
this
lesson,
students
will:
locate
the
park
they
are
visiting
on
a
map;
compare
land
cover
and
land
use
on
a
map
to
the
land
use
today;
and
make
predictions
about
land
cover
and
land
use
based
on
topography,
resources,
history
and
demographic
trends.
This
lesson
plan
is
designed
to
accompany
the
Digital
Shaded-Relief
Map
of
Pennsylvania
and
the
Commonwealth
of
Pennsylvania
Land
Cover
Map,
both
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Skills:
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