Case Study: Taking Charge of Litter part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Litter Reliever with a GPS Receiver
Case Study: Taking Charge of Litter Litter: More than a Local Issue? Jessie, disgusted by what he saw, slogged across the muddy practice field. He mumbled, "I never want to be stuck picking ...

Part 4 - Import Waypoints into Google Earth part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Litter Reliever with a GPS Receiver
Part 4 - Import Waypoints into Google Earth Step 1 – Launch Google Earth and Set the Waypoint Information. After collecting the waypoints with the GPS you will import them into Google ...

Part 5 - Complete Spatial Analysis of Data part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Litter Reliever with a GPS Receiver
Part 5 - Complete Spatial Analysis of Data Step 1 – Analyze the Data View the placemark pattern in the area studied. Visually analyze where the litter is found and where the trashcans ...

Tools and Data part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Litter Reliever with a GPS Receiver
Tools and Data Tool 1 GPS receiver A GPS receiver is a tool that uses satellites to pinpoint locations. The locations are stored as coordinates (i.e. latitude and longitude) in the GPS receiver. ...

Going Further part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Litter Reliever with a GPS Receiver
Going Further Variations Construct a New Map After completing the activity, have students brainstorm other correlations they could study in their community. Ask them what question(s) they would ...

Part 1 - Download and Install Google Earth part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Litter Reliever with a GPS Receiver
Part 1 - Download and Install Google Earth Step 1 – Download Google Earth These instructions are only necessary if you do not already have Google Earth 6 on your computer. However, be ...

Step-by-Step Instructions part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Litter Reliever with a GPS Receiver
Step-by-Step Instructions Part 1—Download and Install Software Download and Install Google Earth software. Part 2—Practice Using GPS Device Practice moving between the pages of ...

Part 2 - Practice Using a GPS Device part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Litter Reliever with a GPS Receiver
Part 2 - Practice Using a GPS Device Step 1 – Introduction to Global Position System (GPS) Recievers If available, use a document camera and projector to demonstrate how to use a GPS, and ...

Part 3 - Mark Waypoints with GPS part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Litter Reliever with a GPS Receiver
Part 3 - Mark Waypoints with GPS Step 1 – Prepare to Mark Waypoints In this section of the activity you will use a GPS, go outside, and mark the waypoints for litter and trashcans found ...

Case Study part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Water Availability
Case Study: Where Does the Water Go? Floods in the Midwest! Drought in the Southeast and the West! Record snowfall in the East! All these statements could easily show up as headlines in most regional ...