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- 9th - 12th
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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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- 5th - 12th
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Students examine the Geographic Information System. They download land use and vegetation maps and synthesize a map of the natural areas and the human use areas. They simulate a GIS overlay of the maps to produce a combined product. 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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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the significance of marine benthic habitats and how they can be mapped and monitored. They participate in a class lecture and discussion, complete a worksheet, and retrieve and analyze data using a geographic information system. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine how scientists analyze data to plan projects to restore environmental resources damaged by pollution. They read background information on the Christina River Project, analyze data, and complete a worksheet. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students are introduced to and become familiar with the GPS units. They explore how to operate the units and become aware of the many uses of these instruments. Students begin to realize the importance of such technology in our society and world. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students able to use information technology, such as Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and remotely sensed images, to gather information on ways people have changed the physical environment of the United States in the nineteenth century. They are able to identify the types of problems that resulted from those changes. 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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