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Thinking Spatially Using Introduction About the lessons Thinking Spatially Using GIS is a book of computer activities, data, and resources that can help introduce students at young ages to mapping concepts, GIS, geography, and other relevant topics. Because the lessons cover topics that you are already teaching in social studies, geography, history, life science, and earth science, we think you’ll find it to be a valuable supplement to your cur- rent textbook or curriculum. We’ve designed these lessons to help your students get excited about exploring the world around them while stepping into the world of contemporary computing and the smart maps of geographic information systems. The book comes with a copy of ArcExplorer Java Edition for Education (AEJEE) GIS software. Students will use this software to work through the lessons. This means that your students will be learning to use GIS tools that are similar to those being used by professionals around the world. And they will be using tools that they are increasingly likely to encounter in the future, whether it is in middle or high school, college or technical school, or as a citizen on the Internet. Where to begin Before you start using the book in class, we recommend that you do the following: 1. Finish reading this section and skim through this book and the student workbook to locate teacher and student materials. 2. Install the teacher resources, AEJEE software, and lesson data on your computer. (Besides being there for your own use, this can serve as a backup of the lesson data and teacher resources in case the disk is misplaced.) 3. Work through all of the lessons yourself. 4. Choose the lessons that you would like to present to your students. 5. Read the “Teaching the lesson” section of the teacher materials for ideas on how to present the lessons you choose. 6. Install the AEJEE software and lesson data on student computers. (Refer to “Setting up the software and data” later in the next section, and the detailed software and data installation guide at the back of the book.) 7. Work through the lessons of choice with your students. 1 Our World GIS Education: Thinking Spatially Using GIS Modules The modules in this book present spatial thinking concepts. Each module has a theme on spatial thinking. In module 1, the theme is location — of places (absolute and relative) and the characteris- tics of locations. In module 2, the theme is classification — making sense of the world by organizing the things in it into categories and quantities. In module 3, the theme is movement and patterns — the migration of humans and the patterns that result. In module 4, the theme is analyzing change — over space (spatial analysis) and over time. While all of the modules are designed to be appropriate for elementary school, some are more appropriate for certain grades. Module Appropriate grade levels 1 3rd through 6th grade 2 4th through 6th grade 3 5th through 6th grade 4 4th through 6th grade You can teach each module independently of the others, and you should tailor the material to suit the specific needs of your class and curriculum. Each module consists of two or three lessons. Within some modules, the lessons build on each other. This is true in modules 1 and 2, while the lessons in modules 3 and 4 can be presented independently of one another. Module Recommended order 1 Lessons 1 and 2 should be presented in order. 2 Lessons 1, 2, and 3 should be presented in order. 3 Lessons 1 and 2 can be presented independently. 4 Lessons 1 and 2 can be presented independently. You may also choose to present only one lesson within a module. Prerequisite skills Students are expected to have basic computer skills such as using a mouse, highlighting text, and moving and closing windows. For a guide on preparing students to work with AEJEE software, refer to “Preparing students to work with AEJEE software” in the next section. Prerequisite knowledge Students will get more out of the lessons if they have some of the prerequisite knowledge. The “Introducing the lesson” section of the teacher materials for each lesson has suggestions on what to review before students work through the GIS activities. For example, before working through the first GIS activity in module 1, students would benefit from understanding the major lines of lati- tude and longitude (e.g., equator, prime meridian, Tropic of Cancer, Arctic Circle) and how they divide the world into hemispheres and zones or regions (e.g., tropics). 2 Introduction How the materials are organized This book contains teacher materials for each lesson, including the following: • A lesson overview, including estimated time and list of materials for the lesson, objectives, a list of the GIS tools and functions encountered in the activity, and a list of national geography standards related to the lesson. • Notes about teaching the lesson, including suggestions for introducing the lesson, teacher tips on how to conduct the GIS activity, things to look for while students are working, and how to conclude the lesson. Ideas for extending the lesson are listed as well. • A list of Web sites with information related to the lesson. • Student activities and worksheets with answers. The accompanying student workbook contains GIS activities, worksheets, and handouts. Options for providing these materials to your students include ordering copies of the student workbook, photocopying the student workbook pages, or printing out the student workbook pages from the files on the CD. The software, data, and resources CD has three separate installations: the AEJEE software, a student data folder, and a teacher resources folder. The teacher resources folder (OurWorld1_teacher) includes the following: • Digital documents (PDF format) of the student activities, worksheets, and handouts required by the lessons. • Digital documents (PDF format) of some of the teacher materials in this book, such as lesson overviews, teacher notes, and student activities with answers. The AEJEE software can be installed on Windows or Macintosh computers. (Refer to the section, “About the software and data.”) The student data folder (OurWorld1) includes the data that students will access and view with the AEJEE software. This folder needs to be installed on each student computer after the AEJEE software is installed. Inside the OurWorld1 folder, the data is organized by module. Curriculum standards Each lesson teaches skills corresponding to National Geography Standards (Geography for Life: The National Geography Standards, 1994). The applicable standards for elementary school (grades K-4) and middle school (grades 5-8) are listed in each lesson overview. Matrices matching all lessons in the book to the National Geography Standards and to the National Technology Standards are also provided (see table of contents). The companion Web site The book’s Web site, www.esri.com/ourworldgiseducation, places a variety of GIS resources and other helpful information at your fingertips. For example, you’ll want to check the Web site’s “Resources by Module” section for specific resources, Web links, or changes when you get ready to use a particular lesson. Solutions to common problems and any significant changes or corrections to the book will also be posted here. 3 Our World GIS Education: Thinking Spatially Using GIS Taking it further After your students have completed the lessons you selected, you can do the following: • Challenge the students further in the “Extending the lesson” part of the teacher notes. • Challenge them with another AEJEE-based lesson that you download from ArcLessons on the ESRI website: www.esri.com/arclessons. • Have them put together a profile of your community and post it on the ESRI Community Atlas Web site: www.esri.com/communityatlas. Your school may be able to earn software through this program. • Find out who’s doing what with GIS near you and contact them for ideas. The following resources and suggestions can help: • ESRI GIS Education Community, http://edcommunity.esri.com • ESRI Education User Conference, www.esri.com/educ. • GIS Day Web site, www.gisday.com • GIS.com Web site, www.gis.com • Invite a GIS specialist from your city government or other local organization to do a presenta- tion on GIS for your class. • Challenge 5th or 6th grade students with lessons from level 2 in the Our World GIS Education series: Mapping Our World Using GIS. This book comes with a 365-day trial version of ArcGIS Desktop software (ArcView license). You may want to check with your district or state tech- nology coordinator to find out if a district-wide or statewide software license already covers your school. 4 Introduction About the software and data ArcExplorer Java Edition for Education software The lessons in this book use ArcExplorer Java Edition for Education (AEJEE) software. AEJEE is free software from ESRI that is provided on the CD at the back of this book. The software is also available for download from http://edcommunity.esri.com. AEJEE can be used to display and visu- alize geographic data, perform basic GIS analysis, and create basic map layouts for printing. Setting up the software and data This book comes with a CD that contains AEJEE software for Macintosh or Microsoft Windows computers, as well as the data, student activities, and other documents required for the lessons. Refer to the installation guides at the back of the book for detailed system requirements and instructions on how to install the software, data, and resources. A copy of the data license agreement is also found at the back of the book. Note: It is important that you install the AEJEE software before installing the data, since the data will be installed in one of the AEJEE folders.
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