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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 are introduced to GIS and its uses. Students participate as public health scientists to deliberate a course of action to explore possible research questions. Pupils interpret spatial data, and make predictions based on GIS data, developing hypotheses, formulating new scientific questions. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students investigate the local watershed using the computer application of Arcview. They analyze large quantities of data for practice. Then they go to a local water source to collect, analyze, and display the resulting data sets. They have time to practice using the software as a group and independently. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students manipulate existing GIS data to create and map a new layer of information that shows that watersheds in Travis County that are on top of Edwards Aquifer. They create and map that shows the watersheds in Travis County that are on top of the Edwards Aquifer. 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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- 9th - 12th
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Students view and manipulate individual map layers from their local area before combining them all together in ArcMap. Then, they find and download aerial photos from internet and check their spatial reference with ArcCatalog. Students also edit the spatial reference in ArcCatalog to assure good data and add a data layer to create an ArcMap project. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students review GIS (a tool used in precision farming). They discuss the data that can be stored with this system, as well as ways to organize the data. Students sort data into columns from the Iowa state information. They use the map feature to find and select data to use. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students identify and discuss how a map is displayed with the use of points (vertexes) and lines (segments). They also discuss and review how information is entered into a table and the difference between entering data in the field and entering data into ArcView. Finally, students use ArcCatalog and view current metadata. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students identify and describe why one would want to retrieve data. They use the state census data in GISExer1 to demonstrate all table information, the number of columns and records, as well as summarize the column. Finally, students select a set of records and create a table to display the information. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine maps and pictures to identify specific geographic information. In addition, they explore data tables and GIS data to identify fossil beds and vegetation. Students explore the correlations between soil type, vegetation, and geology. They discuss the characteristics of a fossil bed. Full Review »

