GIS for the Younger Learner
EXPLORING OUR WORLD
WHAT IS GEOSPATIAL THINKING?
 How
do we teach students to think?
 Connection to curricular content
 Accommodates different types of learners
at various levels
 Can be adapted for various settings
 Prepares students for careers
WHAT IS GIS?
Geographic Information Systems
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Map layers – like transparencies
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Maps have data attached to
them
SKILLS ENHANCED WITH GIS
Inquiry
 Critical Thinking
 Problem-solving
 Peer mentoring
 Field work
 Local to global connections
 The technology doesn’t have the answers—you do!
 Maps are imperfect, but useful
 You have responsibilities as a community and global
citizen
 You can make a difference!
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THREE TYPES OF GIS TOOLS
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Online Mapping (demonstration today at
1:00pm)
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Virtual Globes (demonstration Thursday at
11:30am)
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Desktop GIS
ONLINE MAPPING
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http://www.esri.com/software/mapping_for_ever
yone/index.html
www.statemaster.com
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http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/kids/funfa
cts/funfacts.html
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http://www.nationalatlas.gov
VIRTUAL GLOBES
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ArcGIS Explorer: Free Download
http://www.esri.com/software/mapping_for_ev
eryone/explorer/index.html
(demonstration Thursday at 11:30am)
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Google Earth: Free Download
http://earth.google.com/
DESKTOP GIS
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AEJEE (free)
http://edcommunity.esri.com/software/aejee/
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ArcGIS
http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/index.html
USING AEJEE
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Three lessons:
Magellan’s Voyage
 Mapping the Zoo
 Tracking Tornadoes
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More AEJEE lessons available at ArcLessons
Thinking Spatially Using GIS by Napolean and Brook
is available for $31 from GISetc
ARCLESSONS
http://edcommunity.esri.com/arclessons/arclessons.cfm
MAGELLAN’S VOYAGE
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Students will follow the path of Ferdinand Magellan on the
first half of his expedition’s circumnavigation of the globe
— from Spain to the eastern coast of South America and
across the Strait of Magellan to the Pacific Ocean.
Students will identify continents, countries, and cities
along Magellan’s route and work with major latitude and
longitude lines.
Students will learn about the doldrums and trade winds.
Students will interact with the map to change the scale
and appearance of the map and answer relevant questions
about Magellan’s voyage.
Live Demo
MAPPING THE ZOO
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Students will explore the concept of classification and how
using categories can help make it easier to study certain
things and ideas.
Students will use GIS and work with a fictitious zoo to
learn different methods of classification, create thematic
maps, query data, and answer questions about what they
see on the map.
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Live Demo
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TRACKING TORNADOES
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Students will work with 10 years of tornado data for the
entire United States to locate Tornado Alley.
Students will use three different approaches — frequency,
intensity, and density — to identify Tornado Alley, the part
of the country where most tornadoes occur.
Students will examine and compare seasonal differences in
tornado occurrences.
Live Demo
THANK YOU FOR COMING!
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Visit us at our virtual booth GISetc
 Sign
up for door prizes
 Schedule a private meeting
 Join the chat room
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Handout at
http://www.barbareeduke.com/downloads/downloads.htm