| Junior
High School Projects
Projects are
available on CD-ROM, either Mac or PC format. Send e-mail to: mell@cnr.colostate.edu
MATHEMATICS!
USING ARCVIEW GIS (1999)
Level: Grade
6-7
Purpose: Students
will learn mathematical concepts through the use of the ArcView Geographic
Information System (GIS) software. Students will focus on the mathematical
concepts presented and use the GIS to address those concepts. During the
lessons students will use data containing information about the State of
Colorado to solve mathematical problems.
MOUNTAIN
BUILDING PROCESSES (1997 - web-based only)
Level: Grade
7
Purpose: Introduce
students to the: 1) fundamental earth processes, 2) geologic history of
the Front Range region of eastern Colorado, and 3) terminology of mountain
and plate tectonics.
FORT
COLLINS, COLORADO (1997 - web-based only)
Level: Grade
7
Purpose: illustrate
the roads, fire hazards, population growth of Fort Collins, Colorado.
Includes exercises that simulate the operation of a GIS program.
Allows students to update web page with the latest popular culture information
of interest to them.
VOLCANOES
AND EARTHQUAKES OF THE WORLD (1998)
Level: Grade
7
Purpose: This
project utilizes GIS to study tectonics and volcanoes in the context of
world geography. Five main themes are emphasized: location, relation, region
and tectonic and volcanic events. The GIS project is geographically subdivided
into regions of the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and Europe. Product output
includes maps with overlays of: the world map, tectonic plates, volcanic
regions, tectonic sites, and general demography/ statistics.
LET'S
GO EUROPE ! (1999)
Level: Grade
7
Purpose: The
objective of this project is to prepare students for a virtual trip to
Europe through the use of the ArcView Geographic Information System (GIS).
This project was designed to accompany an in-class project where students
plan a trip to a selected European country. These exercises are intended
to familiarize the students with the geography of Europe and their selected
country.
MATHEMATICS:
FORT COLLINS THEN AND NOW (1999)
Level: Grade
7-8
Purpose: This
project is designed to provide junior high school students with a better
understanding of several mathematics concepts. Four different views are
utilized using ArcView GIS software. The views represent different aspects
of Fort Collins, Colorado including natural areas, land annexation, hydrology
and land use. Applications to real life situations are considered.
A GIS allows one to experience unique perspectives within a specific location,
for example Fort Collins can be seen in its relation to parks, buildings,
streets and waterways.
A
FORAGE AVAILABILITY MODEL FOR THE GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM (1999)
Level: Grade
7-8
Purpose: This
project covers concepts regarding wildlife and the relationship between
forage and seasonal variations in snowpack for Yellowstone National Park,
Wyoming.
US
POPULATION: MOVEMENT OF THE PEOPLE (1999)
Level: Grade
7-9
Purpose: The
purpose of this project is to provide geographical themes and GIS technology
to aid in the instruction of U.S. History to junior high students.
COLORADO
RESERVOIRS PROJECT (1999)
Level: Grade
9
Purpose: These
exercises are designed to help high school students develop an appreciation
of spatial information from a local real world situation using GIS data
layers representing the geology, hydrology, wildlife biology, major transportation,
and human settlement patterns of northern Colorado to select the most suitable
site for a proposed water reservoir, and to examine potential impacts of
the reservoir.
JAPAN
AND THE RING OF FIRE (1999)
Level: Grade
K-12
Purpose: The
students will use ArcView to address a series of questions relating to
the the geography of Japan. Special emphasis will be placed on understanding
how the economic, social, and political systems of Japan are influenced
by its physical environment.
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