Resources Page
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.
GIS Lessons' Resources
Bats
- Bat Conservation International – http://www.batcon.org
- The Bat Detective – http://www.batdetective.com
- Missouri Botanical Garden – http://www.mbgnet.net/
- Smithsonian Environmental Research Center – http://www.serc.si.edu/
Cabela's
Carbon Footprint
- American Forests Resources for Kids http://www.americanforests.org/resources/kids/
- Earth Day https://www.earthday.org/
- Carbon Emissions Counter http://www.carboncounter.org
- Nation Master http://www.nationmaster.com
- Plant Information, United States Department of Agriculture http://plants.usda.gov/
- USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Tree Pocket Guide http://plant-materials.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/publications/woodypocketguide.pdf (included in lesson data)
- More Earth Day Resources (thanks to Jacob in Maine) http://www.bbcleaningservice.com/history-of-earth-day.html
Disasters
- Latest Earthquake Data - https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/
- Earthquakes for Kids - http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/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
- Volcano teaching resources - https://www.hawaiianshirtsonline.co.uk/volcano-resources/
Drinking Water
- 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
- Water Quality Data for the USA http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/qw
Energy
- Oil production http://www.howstuffworks.com/oil-refining.htm
- Hydro power http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/sources/renewable/water.html
- Solar power http://solaractionalliance.org/
- Energy Lessons - https://www.energy.gov/eere/education/teach-and-learn
Farm Economics
- Ag in the Classroom (www.agclassroom.org)
- Agriculture and Environment Lesson Plans (http://www.khake.com/page81.html)
- National Center for Agriscience and Technology Education (http://www.agrowknow.org/)
- USGS Landcover Institute (http://landcover.usgs.gov/)
- Natural Resources Conservation Service - http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/
Invasive Species
- NBII Invasive Species Information Node: http://www.invasivespecies.net/
- 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://dnr.wi.gov/topic/Invasives/
- Plants
- USDA Plants Database http://plants.usda.gov/index.html
- Invasive and Noxious Weeds Lists http://plants.usda.gov/java/noxiousDriver
- Natural Resources Conservation Service - http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/
- Animals
- Africanized Honey Bee Lessons http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/insects/ahb/
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/)
Watersheds
- US, Environmental Protection Agency
https://www.epa.gov/wsio - 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
- Topographic Maps http://www.topozone.com/