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Modeling Rare Plant Distributions Using ArcGIS part of Teaching Activities
Elizabeth Crook, University of California-Irvine
In this activity, students work with rare plant occurrence data from the Nature Reserve of Orange County, California to create species distribution maps in ArcGIS. Students are given shapefiles of species ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14), Graduate/Professional
Online Readiness: Designed for In-Person
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Project
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Climate feedbacks, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Climate feedbacks, Biology:Ecology:Habitats, Geography:Geospatial, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Habitats, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Old Sticks in the Mud: Hazards of Lahars from Mount Rainier Volcano part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities
Patrick Pringle, Centralia College
Volcanic debris flows (lahars) flow long distances, bury and aggrade river valleys, and cause long-term stream disturbances and dramatic landscape changes. Students will evaluate the nature, scale, and history of ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities, Writing Assignment, Project, Lab Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Fluvial, Volcanoes, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landscape Evolution, GIS/Mapping/Field Techniques, Dating and Rates, Geography:Geospatial, Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Volcanology, Geoscience:Geology:Environmental Geology, Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Floods/Fluvial Processes, Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Decision-Making, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Volcanism, Environmental Science:Sustainability, Water Quality and Quantity:Surface Water , Environmental Science:Land Use and Planning:Urbanization, Geography:Physical, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Mass Wasting
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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GIS Resource Portfolio part of GIS and Remote Sensing:Activities2
Barb Tewksbury, Hamilton College
Barbara and David Tewksbury, Hamilton College Summary In this semester-long project, students develop a GIS resource portfolio that will be useful to them for future GIS tasks. You might also be interested in our ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14), College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Project, Activities
Subject: Geography:Geospatial
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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Geo-Tourism Map part of GIS and Remote Sensing:Activities2
John Wilson, Lafayette College
John Wilson, Lafayette College Summary This project is designed to give students the opportunity to create a large map (3'x4') for publication at a "Map Blast" style presentation. Students must ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14)
Online Readiness: Online Adaptable
Resource Type: Activities: Activities, Project
Subject: Geography:Geospatial
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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Final Project for Remote Sensing and Image Interpretation part of GIS and Remote Sensing:Activities2
Qian Yu, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Qian Yu, University of Massachusetts-Amherst Summary The objective of the project is to extract land cover information for an area covering the Amherst area. Context Type and level of course Introductary level ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Project, Activities
Subject: Geography:Geospatial
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Calculating surface temperature using Landsat thermal imagery part of GIS and Remote Sensing:Activities2
Abduwasit Ghulam, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and Center for Environmental Sciences, Saint Louis University, St Louis, MO 63103 Summary In this lab, students are walked through a hands-on exercise ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Lab Activity, Activities, Project
Subject: Geography:Geospatial
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Semester GIS project part of GIS and Remote Sensing:Activities2
Jonathon Little, Monroe Community College
Jonathon Little, Monroe Community College Summary Student will use geospatial tools (WebGIS and/or ArcGIS 9.3) to create a total of 4 original maps that begin to provide a solution to a real world problem. Student ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities, Project
Subject: Geography:Geospatial
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

GIS course final project part of GIS and Remote Sensing:Activities2
Barb Tewksbury, Hamilton College
Barbara and David Tewksbury, Hamilton College Summary Final independent GIS analysis designed and carried out by the student; once the analysis is complete, each student develops an assignment or activity based on ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Project, Activities
Subject: Geography:Geospatial
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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Introduction to Google Earth part of Introductory Courses:Activities
Liane Stevens, Stephen F Austin State University
This assignment is designed as an introductory Google Earth tutorial on navigation; layers and featured content; and the creation and modification of Placemarks, Paths, and Polygons. The assignment is intended as a ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities, Project, Classroom Activity
Subject: Geography:Geospatial
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Creating Personalized Maps with Google My Maps part of GIS and Remote Sensing:Activities2
Carsten Braun, Westfield State University
Carsten Braun, Westfield State College Summary This activity focuses on one of the many free web mapping applications available: Google My Maps. Here you will learn how to create your own personal map in Google My ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Problem Set, Activities, Project
Subject: Geography:Geospatial
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review