A basic introduction to GIS software that allows students to begin to explore the ways in which they can use its spatial learning capabilities and decision-making tools to solve specific problems such as analyzing water quality to determine where and how it is being polluted.
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Richard Audet, Co-Editor, is an Associate Professor of Science Education at Roger Williams University (Bristol, RI). After teaching high school science for more than twenty years, he completed his Masters Degree at Providence College and received an Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from Boston University. Richard co-authored "GIS in Schools" and "Standards in the Classroom: An Implementation Guide for Teachers of Mathematics and Science."
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Karen Connors' Environment Science students have been using GIS to supplement their investigations of topics like the water cycle, land use, coastal erosion, and hazardous materials contamination. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
student inquiry, impervious surfaces, stream discharge, nonpoint source pollution Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Bishop Dunne, Chagrin Watershed, Deer Creek, Children's Forest, Fairfax County, University School, Toronto District School Board, Chagrin River, African American, Ligon History Project, University of Redlands, Base Map, City of Toronto, Role of Teacher Role of Student, Raleigh Wake County New!
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Karen Connors' Environment Science students have been using GIS to supplement their investigations of topics like the water cycle, land use, coastal erosion, and hazardous materials contamination. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
student inquiry, impervious surfaces, stream discharge, nonpoint source pollution Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Bishop Dunne, Chagrin Watershed, Deer Creek, Children's Forest, Fairfax County, University School, Toronto District School Board, Chagrin River, African American, Ligon History Project, University of Redlands, Base Map, City of Toronto, Role of Teacher Role of Student, Raleigh Wake County New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- San Bernardino Mountains (Explore! Guide Maps) by Automobile Club of Southern California on page 31
- Problem Solving (School Mathematics Project 16-19) by School Mathematics Project on page 101
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