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246 Geographic information systems (gis) Lesson Plans
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- Grade Range
- 9th
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Students are introduced to GPS technology. They complete fieldwork as they visit a specific area of their community to identify and map types of land use in the surveyed area. They use the collected data to create a digital map. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students read an article about the effects of Hurricane Katrina. They identify any health issues and write an opinionated paper about the information they found in the article. They examine any health hazards in the area as well. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 12th
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Students combine a map of natural areas of Point Pelee with a map of human land use of Point Pelee to create a completely new map. They simulate a GIS overlay of two maps to produce a synthesized product. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students analyze information from geographic representation, tools, and technology to define location, place, and region. They develop regional mental maps using location, direction and size or shape. They analyze multiple criteria to distinguish various locations, places, and regions within the nation. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students discover how a Global Positioning System (GPS) works. They go to the local golf course and mark the tees and greens, along with each shot they take along the course using a GPS receiver. They also use the GPS to design an additional 9-hole course that connects to the existing one they visited. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students discover GPS tracking and the GIS software and how it is used with mapping. They design a bus route in Sioux Falls that starts from a designated starting point to a specific site in the city limits. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students review Global Positioning system and its operation using computer software. They gather information from "Little House" novels to plot waypoints and create their map. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students explore the application and usage of coordinate systems. They use GPS coordinates and Arc View application to relate the mathematical coordinate system to the Geographical coordinate system. Students explain that their is a relationship that exists between the geographical and mathematical coordinate systems to a certain degree. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students create a clay model of a watershed. Students identify geographic features on the model. Students create a watershed map representative of the clay model. Students discuss the differences between each representation of the watershed, and potential human threats to the watershed. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 11th
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Students examine the world population data using MyWorld GIS software and compare and contrast the population characteristics of countries around the world. Students summarize their findings in a report. Full Review »
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