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- 9th - 12th
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Students decide on seven to ten sites of local history or sites of interest. Using gps students mark those sites and load into an arc view map. Each site has a digital picture hot linked and written description of site and its history or interest explained. Students projects are linked to the school web page. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students locate an existing fossil bed. Using GPS coordinates, they find the map location and type of fossils they are. Students study the geology of the region and the known fossil beds to predict the location of other fossil beds. They know and are able to select appropriate resources to manipulate and interpret information. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students study graphs, which are collections of vertices and edges. Using a GPS, students mark way points and tracks. They then plot them on a local map using GPS technology and Arc View software. Students design their own campground. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students use GPS to apply it to GIS using Arc View software to map to measure the area of tracts of land. They measure the school grounds and buildings to support essential questions. Students analyze geometric figures from a variety of perspectives. 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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- 9th - 12th
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Students use a GPS receiver and Arc View Software to take points from the receiver and input them onto an aerial photo map of the field. They utilize a GPS receiver to gather way points and then download those points onto a map of the field using the Arc View software program. Students create two and three dimensional models from geometric shapes and objects. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students complete a virtual tour of the finest art museums in the US and throughout the world. They create their own PowerPoint presentation to present to the class on art and artist of a given country and use ArcView 3.3 and GIS software to create a map to illustrate and support their ideas. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students review GPS uses and farming techniques. They use a GPS receiver and Arc View Software to take soil-testing points from the receiver and input them onto an aerial photo map of the field where the soil pits are located. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students explore local history, using the book Remember Your Relatives by Renee Sansom-Flood and Shirley A. Bernie. They read the 13 narratives of the Ihanktowan Grandfathers of the Greenwood area. Students plot the home area of each of the elders using a GPS. From the data collected, a PowerPoint presentation is created. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students discuss the information on the first three handouts to learn the vocabulary associated with grazing and grasslands (included with the lesson). Students work in small groups to find the land cover data for their assigned county. They use ArcView Prairie to Mountain Explorer data to complete their assignment. Groups share their informationwith the rest of the class. Full Review »
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