Category: GIS activities
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Twinkies: A Reason to Use Maps in PE Class
Have a look at this cool map interface! You can map snack foods as well as the nutritional choices as they relate to calories and physical activity. What a great way to get students involved with the outdoors and have a snack! Check it out at http://maps.esri.com/AGSFlex_Demos/TwinkieMap/! http://gisined.blogspot.com http://www.barbareeduke.com Read more
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Introduction to GIS
Thanks for the great turn out at our GeoTech 2010 workshop! The handouts are available online at http://www.barbareeduke.com/downloads/downloads.htm#GeoTech_2010. While you’re at the website, check out lots of other goodies that might help you be more geospatial! http://gisined.blogspot.com http://www.barbareeduke.com Read more
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New GIS Lesson on Diseases
I have a new addition to the Rural STEM collection of lessons…Your students can explore the spread of all three diseases or just focus on one with your class. The Cholera activity features the legendary work of Dr. John Snow in London in the 1850’s. The .zip files below contain three disease-related activities: H1N1 (“Swine… Read more
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New My World GIS Versions of our STEM GIS Activities
For all you My World GIS users, the National Center for Rural STEM Education Outreach -Geospatial Technology has just posted the My World GIS versions of their 12 activity collection. You can download the activities for AEJEE, ArcGIS or My World GIS. http://www.isat.jmu.edu/stem/curriculum.html http://gisined.blogspot.com http://www.barbareeduke.com Read more
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GIS Educator – Winter 2008 edition
Check out my latest article in ESRI’s GIS Educator…page 5.http://www.esri.com/library/newsletters/giseducator/gised-winter08.pdf http://gisined.blogspot.com http://www.barbareeduke.com Read more
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New Collection of GIS Lessons
We’re happy to announce the publication of the Rural STEM GIS activity collection for AEJEE and ArcGIS. This collection of 12 activities (authored by Barbaree Ash Duke, edited by me and classroom tested by teachers around the country) focuses on middle school science and social studies. Each activity comes with student instructions and worksheet, teacher… Read more