Resources Page
GIS Lessons' Resources
- Bats
- Cabela's
- Carbon Footprint
- Disasters
- Drinking Water
- Energy
- Farm Economics
- Invasive Plants
- Invasive Animals
- Survivor Agriculture
- Watersheds
- World Demographics
Podcasts
We have created some short video clips (podcasts) that you can use to review different GIS techniques. Right click the title to download a QuickTime movie "screencast".
- Symbolization (Graduated Colors) A review of how to symbolize a map layer by unique value, quantity, and how to normalize.
- Charts and Graphs This video shows how to use pie charts and bar graphs to symbolize a map layer.
- Queries - Part I Demonstrates a simple and complex query using the attributes of a layer.
- Queries - Part II This video explains how to do a simple and complex query by location rather than attribute.
- Adding Attributes A review of how to add an attribute field to an attribute table while preserving the original data. This video also illustrates how to calculate values using existing attributes.
- Joining Tables Shows how to join attribute tables, the merging of a data table to a layer using a common field.
- Digitizing This video explains how to digitize features by creating a feature class and using the mouse to outline features.
Cabela's
http://www.cabelas.com
World Demographics
David Smith has written a book called If the World Were a Village. It’s a great opportunity to explore how world statistics affect our own communities. Marilyn Weiser, a teacher in North Dakota, presented her use of this book with her upper elementary and middle-school students at the National Council for Geographic Education Conference in 2006. She offers these resources: http://www.acblack.com/globalvillage/ , UK lessons and activities and the author’s website http://www.mapping.com/ .
Disasters
- Discovery Earth Live - http://dsc.discovery.com/guides/discovery-earth-live/discovery-earth-live.html
- Latest Earthquake Data - http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/catalogs/
- Earthquakes for Kids - http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learning/kids/
- Savage Earth - http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/index.html
- Videos - http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/12654-our-restless-planet-the-science-of-earthquakes-video.htm
- Make a Quake - http://dsc.discovery.com/guides/planetearth/earthquake/interactive/interactive.html
Drinking Water
- United States Geological Survey (USGS), Water Science for Schools http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/sq1.html
- USGS, The Fragile Fringe: A Guide for Teaching about Coastal Wetlands http://www.nwrc.usgs.gov/fringe/ff_index.html
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Healthy Water information http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/healthywater/index.htm
- The Ganges River
http://www.sacredland.org/world_sites_pages/Ganges.html
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9296019 - Water Quality Data for the USA http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/qw
Bats
- Bat Conservation International – http://www.batcon.org
- The Bat Detective – http://www.batdetective.com
- The Conservation Agency - Narragansett Bay Coyote Study http://www.theconservationagency.org/coyote.htm
- Fish Data http://www.streamnet.org/online-data/GISData.html
- Discovery Education Lessons http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/6-8.html
- Missouri Botanical Garden http://www.mbgnet.net/
- National Biological Information Infrastructure http://www.nbii.gov/portal/community/Communities/NBII_Home/
- National Geographic Geography Habitats http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geographyaction/habitats/intro.html
- National Zoo-Conservation GIS Projects http://nationalzoo.si.edu/ConservationAndScience/ConservationGIS/projects/Smithsonian/GISprojects.cfm?nzps=sec
- Smithsonian Environmental Research Center http://www.serc.si.edu/
- US Fish and Wildlife Service http://www.fws.gov/data/datafws.html
- Whalenet http://whale.wheelock.edu/Teachers.html
Farm Economics
- Ag in the Classroom (www.agclassroom.org)
- Ag in the Classroom Lesson Plans (http://www.agclassroom.org/teacher/lesson.htm)
- Agriculture and Environment Lesson Plans (http://www.khake.com/page81.html)
- Lesson on Farm Census Statistics over Time – “Making Sense of the Census” (http://www.agclassroom.org/teacher/pdf/agcounts/grade9_12_f.pdf)
- Lesson Plan: Economics of the Family Farm (http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson=NN122&page=nnlprimer)
- National Center for Agriscience and Technology Education (http://www.agrowknow.org/)
- USGS Landcover Institute (http://landcover.usgs.gov/)
- United States Boundaries Animation (http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~stephan/48states.html)
- Natural Resources Conservation Service - http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/
Invasive Species
- NBII Invasive Species Information Node http://invasivespecies.nbii.gov/
- The Source for Information and Images of Invasive & Exotic Species http://www.invasive.org/
- National Invasive Species Information Center http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/invasives/
Plants
- USDA Plants Database http://plants.usda.gov/index.html
- Invasive and Noxious Weeds Lists http://plants.usda.gov/java/noxiousDriver
- Bureau of Land Management Weed Prevention http://www.blm.gov/education/weed/weed.htm
- Natural Resources Conservation Service - http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/
Animals
- Zebra Mussels in the Great Lakes http://www.great-lakes.net/envt/flora-fauna/invasive/zebra.html
- National Park Service Zebra Mussel Action Plan for Glen Canyon http://www.nps.gov/glca/parknews/upload/Expanded%20Action%20Plan.pdf
- Zebra Mussels Fact Sheet, USGS, http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.asp?speciesID=5
Lessons
- Discovery Channel Lesson Plans http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/6-8.html#
- Weed Curriculum for K-12 Students (including GPS/GIS) http://www.weedinvasion.org/weeds/weed_home.php
- Project Wild http://www.projectwild.org/
- Elementary Insects Lessons, Literature and Activities http://comsewogue.k12.ny.us/~rstewart/k2001/themes/insects/insects.htm
- Africanized Honey Bee Lessons http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/insects/ahb/
Articles
- Japan Takes Stand against Invasive Species http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200801230062.html
- Africa Bee http://www.american.edu/TED/bee.htm
- Bees Found in Louisiana 2008 http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/01/10/1218360-africanized-honeybees-found-in-louisiana
- The Conservation Technology Information Center (short videos available here)
What is a watershed? - US, Environmental Protection Agency http://www.epa.gov/owow/watershed/ http://www.epa.gov/owow/watershed/whatis.htmlhttp://www.epa.gov/surf/watershed.html
- US EPA, Planet Protectors Club for Kids http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/education/kids_ppc.htm
- United States Geological Survey (USGS), Ground Water and Surface Water Information http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/circ1139/
http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/circ1186/ - USGS, The Fragile Fringe: A Guide for Teaching about Coastal Wetlands http://www.nwrc.usgs.gov/fringe/ff_index.html
- GIS Lesson for the Chesapeake Bay Area Healthy Chesapeake
- GPS Lesson Information http://education.usgs.gov/common/lessons/gps.html
- Topographic Maps http://www.topozone.com/
- Watershed Model Lessons http://www.in.gov/dnr/files/Tarp_Activity.pdf
http://www.uas.alaska.edu/attac/ampdf/activity9.pdf
http://www.epa.gov/NE/students/pdfs/wetaccp4.pdf
Energy
- Coal Mine http://www.ket.org/Trips/Coal/AGSMM/agsmmproduced.html
- Oil production http://www.howstuffworks.com/oil-refining.htm
- Miscellaneous energy http://www.infinitepower.org/newfact/new96-810-No05.pdf
- Hydro power http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/sources/renewable/water.html
Survivor Agriculture
- Ag in the Classroom (www.agclassroom.org)
- Agriculture and Environment Lesson Plans (http://www.khake.com/page81.html)
- USGS Landcover Institute (http://landcover.usgs.gov/)
- United States Boundaries Animation (http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~stephan/48states.html)
- American Forests Resources for Kids http://www.americanforests.org/resources/kids/
- Earth Day http://www.earthday.net
- Carbon Emissions Counter http://www.carboncounter.org
- GPS Lesson Information http://education.usgs.gov/common/lessons/gps.html
- Growing Zones http://www.lowescreativeideas.com/outdoor-living/GrowingZones/growing-zones.aspx
- How to Plant a Tree http://www.treepeople.org/vfp.dll?OakTree~getPage~&PNPK=67&gclid=CMz789-Fm40CFRMSgAodCiPWyg
- Live Neutral http://www.liveneutral.org/home
- Nation Master http://www.nationmaster.com
- Plant Information, United States Department of Agriculture http://plants.usda.gov/
- Six Degrees Could Change the World http://www.thegreenguide.com/doc/123/6degrees
- United States National Arboretum http://www.usna.usda.gov/
- USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Tree Pocket Guide http://plant-materials.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/publications/woodypocketguide.pdf (included in lesson data)
- US EPA, Planet Protectors Club for Kids http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/education/kids_ppc.htm
- Vulcan Project http://www.purdue.edu/eas/carbon/vulcan/research.html
- Woods Hole Research Center http://whrc.org/index.htm
