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Curriculum specific to the use of geospatial technologies is housed in this section of the website.

 


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  Google Mars/Google Moon
  This high school-level lesson enables students to develop skills in using GIS (geographical information systems) with physics concepts.
 
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  Geographic Information Systems in Science: Google Earth Scavenger Hunt; ArcMap Activity; GPS Search Activity
  This is a unit lesson plan designed to give students an introduction to Google Earth, ArcMap and GPS technology. The first lesson is a Google Earth scavenger hunt designed for an 8th grade science class. The second lesson is an ArcMap activity designed to guide students through the process of creating a map with layers of their community, county and state. The third lesson is a GPS activity designed to familiarize students with the GPS technology.
 
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