GPS/GIS

Classroom Activities

• GPS Hide and Seek- National Geographic
• Geocaching - Groups set up caches all over the world and share the locations of these caches on the internet. GPS users  then use the location coordinates to find the caches.
• Confluence- The goal of the project is to visit each of the latitude and longitude integer degree intersections in the world, and to take pictures at each location.
• Guide to Geographic Information Systems- Fascinating website collection of data and methods to  use GIS. Great for cross curricular lessons with math and other subject areas.
• Globe Guide to Educators- List of lessons and resources from Globe. Good lessons with materials for completing them. Completely downloadable and Adaptable to your needs.
• Monarch Tracking- Raise, tag and track the movements of Monarch Butterflies. Fascinating for all ages.

Webquests And Lesson Plans

• Global Warming Webquest- Locate data and information on "Global Warming"
• Lewis and Clark: Lost in the Wilderness- Find where Lewis and Clark explored (Sample of poor resource)
• Oh the Places You'll Go! - Fun Webquest but requires buying a "Travel Bug tag"
• GPS /GIS Activities - Northhampton School District resources
• Community Mapping Activity- From Harvard University
• A Map is Worth a Thousand Words- Learn to imagine new uses for GPS
• Satellite Science- Construct a model of a Global Positioning System
• Finding Your Way - Use terms (latitude / longitude / north / south / east / west / elevation)
• History of Maps- Cartography is an ancient discipline that dates from the prehistoric times to the present
• Reading Maps- Four map reading lessons
• Classroom Activities - Interesting interactive
• GIS, GPS and Mapping Studies- Mapping projects that span subject standards in science, math and history.
• Environmental Education Lesson- Lesson plans for grades Pre k -12 from National Park service. Includes downloadable materials for all lessons
• Classroom Exercise: Where Am I?- The class locates a hunter lost in the woods
• Latitude and Longitude- Lesson about latitude and longitude