Using GIS in Education: 4th grade Project, Changes Over Time

1. Changes Over Time
Fourth Grade Project - Shields Elementary School!
Cape Henlopen School District!
Lewes, Delaware

2. Key Concepts
Science - Land and Water !
•The
flow of water and slope of the land affect erosion and depositon.!
•Landforms,
human activity and organisms can change the direction
and flow of water.!
Social Studies - Delaware History and Geography!
•Use
maps and other geo-graphics to interpret information about
Delaware.!
•Recognize
•Describe
regions of Delaware defined by physical factors!
how a region can change over time.

3. Geography Standard One: Students will develop a personal geographic framework, or "mental
map," and understand the uses of maps and other geo-graphics [MAPS].
Geography Standard Two: Students will develop a knowledge of the ways humans modify and respond
to the natural environment [ENVIRONMENT].

4. Natural Transition
•Constructing
Drawing an aerial view
a model stream table

5. Local Regions Studied
•Cape
Henlopen
Roosevelt Inlet

6. Learning About Maps
Aerial
Physical
Digital
Spatial

7. Building Map Layers
Community Experts!
Teamwork!
Analyzing Map Data

8. Using ArcExplorer
•Importing
Data Sets
Analyzed Map Layers!
Using the Pan and Zoom
Setting map tips!
Adding layer properties!

9. Analyzing our results
Man vs Nature!
Impacts on our geographical area!
Examining our local watershed !
Stream study

10. Creating Data
With ArcView

11. Watershed Analysis
What is a watershed? !
A watershed is a specific land area that drains water into
a river system or other body of water – elevation of the
land determines this land area!
Run ROBOCOW – http://www.agr.gc.ca/pfra/flash/robocow/en/robocow_e.htm!

12. Load local area map

13. Zoom into school area
Shield’s Elementary School

14. Identify land use categories !

15. Examine creeks behind school

16. Create buffers in program

17. Community Projects
What can we do to make a difference?
Create awareness!
GPS points along stream!
Load into GIS!
Cleanup!
Planting to create natural buffers

18. GIS Resources
all around us!

23. Lori Roe!
Instructional Technology Specialist!
Cape Henlopen School District!
lori.Roe@cape.k12.de.us!