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Students explore physical characteristics of a region through use of a low-tech version of a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) map-overlay analysis. They form conclusions about human development regions that emerge from physical regions. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students use resources such as the National Geographic magazine feature Africa MegaFlyover to find out more about how GIS is used. Full Review »
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- 6th - 11th
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Students examine the uses of GIS (Geographic Information Systems software) in the management of Canadian National Parks. They use ArcView software to prepare a layout displaying human influences on Beausoleil Island. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explorethe basics of interpreting RUSS temperature and oxygen profile data. They are introduced to the Geographic Information Systems (GIS), particularly with respect to interpreting maps. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 4th
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Students help their state by using a "smart map"-Geography Information System (GIS) technology on the Web-to find and report the exact location of their school's front entrance. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students are introduced GIS systems and how they operate. Using a GIS system, they locate and map the various types of agricultural products grown in Oregon. They rank each county based on the amount of agricultural products produced and create a legend for others to use. Full Review »
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- Higher Ed
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Students describes the technique of preparing "GIS-ready" data and shows how to map that data and conduct basic analyses using a geographic information system (GIS).They use latitude and longitude fields to plot the data in a GIS and analyze patterns by querying records and overlaying datasets Full Review »
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- Higher Ed
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Students demonstrate how water quality and environmental health issues can be analyzed together, how hydrologic information can be built up, and how decisions can be made using GIS. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students are introduced to and familiarize themselves with Global Positioning Systems and Geographic Information Systems. They locate their position on an appropriate map by latitude and longitude and enter the information gathered into a hand held receiver. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students conduct activities to discover how to utilize maps, compasses, geographic information systems, and global positioning systems by geo-referencing tree locations. On a field trip they use the tools to collect the coordinates of trees they hvve identified. Full Review »