Casper WY GIS Institute

April 13-14th

Casper H.S.

Introduction

expert vs. practitioner5-min. warningRe-Invention of the wheel?

GPS Treasure Hunt

Download waypoints to GPS unitGo outside and find treasureUpload points into Ozi ExplorerConvert files to use in ArcView/ArcGIS

Ki-Yi Treasure Hunt

GPS/GIS at WHS - Unit

Covered background information2 days GPS unit training1 day of Ki-Yi Treasure Hunt3 days of ArcView software training3 days mapping our routes in WTN

9-12 WORLD GEOGRAPHY STANDARDS

1. use maps, globes, and other geographic tools to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial perspective by selecting appropriate maps, map projections, and other graphic representations to analyze geographic problems; constructing maps using fundamental cartographic principles including translating narratives about places and events into graphic representations; interpreting maps and other geographic tools through the analysis of case studies and using data; and using geographic tools to represent and interpret the

earth’s physical and human systems.

Ki-Yi Unit Objectives:After completing this unit the student will be able to

understand…how to care and operate the handheld GPS units. the many real-world applications of GPS and GIS

systems.how GPS/GIS have affected their world and

possible uses for them in their future.how to correctly generate and use map

projections of various types.

Ki-Yi Unit Tasks

2. Discuss misconceptions and current knowledge of GPS or GIS systems handout.

3. View the website GPS Uses in Everyday Life – Aerospace Corporation GPS primer and complete worksheet.

4. Go over Location Review document and website World Atlas.com Latitude and Longitude

1. Hook – How GPS is used today. Military and civilian uses. Ambush in Iraq Laser Guided Missiles GPS Guided boat to Cuba

Ki-Yi Unit Tasks5. GPS/GIS consumer uses Internet activity.

6. With the GPS unit in hand, read through the User Guide overview.

7. Learn to set a waypoint and navigate to it. Enter ______________ as the goto point and determine what is at that location.

8. Partner up and do Ki-Yi Treasure Hunt.

Ki – Yi Treasure Hunt

Ki – Yi Treasure Hunt

Setting Waypoint

Locating Waypoint

GPS/GIS Unit Tasks9. Upload waypoints from Ki-Yi treasure hunt into

your computer using OziExplorer.

10. Complete Mapping Our World module one in ArcView.

11. Complete Mapping Our World module five in ArcView.

12. Work with Treasure Hunt shapefile to map route and home.

GPS/GIS Unit Tasks

13. Print map and turn in.

14. Take GPS overview quiz.

15. Complete GIS/GPS journal prompt.

Base Layer

Treasure Hunt Waypoints

Treasure Hunt Route

City Street Layer

House Location

Route to School

Completed Map

Using the Inquiry Model of Learning

Geographic Inquiry Process

Step 1

Ask geographic questionsAsk questions to learn about the world around you.

Step 2

Acquire geographic resourcesIdentify data and information that you need to answer your questions

Step 3

Explore geographic dataTurn the data into maps, tables, and graphs and look for patterns and relationships

Step 4

Analyze geographic data Go deeper into geographic exploration and draw conclusions to answer your question

Step 5

Act upon geographic knowledge Take your work to others to educate,

make a decision, or solve a problem.

Integrative Geohistorical Inquiry

Phase 1

Frame geohistorical research in key themesPeople – culture, politics, economics, and

technologyLandscape – water, landforms, resources,

climate, vegetationInteractions – exploration, settlement, conflict,

boundaries, networks, change

Phase 2

Engage in local geohistorical studiesCreate a project based on the history of

Casper or it’s settlementModel after examples in handoutInclude primary documents especially

historical maps

Phase 3

Shift between local outcomes and larger contextsLocal research should be linked to broader,

larger storyEx. How history of Casper relates to westward

expansion and U.S. government policies of 1800’s

Phase 4

Apply findings to the present and the futureWhat was _______ like then?What is _________ like today?Why the change?

Phase 5

Transfer knowledge and skills to other places, times, and themes.

Casper city GIS

Big Sioux River Water Project

GPS/GIS Scope and Sequence

Purpose

To identify desired skills and concepts we To identify desired skills and concepts we want students to learnwant students to learn

To spiral learning so we are building a To spiral learning so we are building a foundation and expanding on previous foundation and expanding on previous knowledge/skills.knowledge/skills.

Desired Outcome

What is the final product you want?What is the final product you want?When student’s leave Casper schools they When student’s leave Casper schools they

should know how to should know how to

Skills necessary to achieve goal

What specific GPS or GIS skills do you What specific GPS or GIS skills do you think students should have to meet goal?think students should have to meet goal? Identify skills necessaryIdentify skills necessaryWhen should they learn it?When should they learn it?What subject should they learn it in?What subject should they learn it in?

Match skills to content

What subject area would the skill be best What subject area would the skill be best learned in?learned in?Ex. World Geography – spatial awarenessEx. World Geography – spatial awarenessEx. Physical science – environmental Ex. Physical science – environmental

processesprocessesEx. Math – statistics Ex. Math – statistics

Data Sources

Current Data sets

Soil samples, fire damage, ?

WY Spatial Data Clearinghouse

http://wgiac2.state.wy.us/html/index.asp

File compression

1 pixel = 1 _____?

Prairie to Mountain Explorer

PTMEPTMERegional dataRegional dataWyoming dataWyoming data

CoalCoalSoilSoilWatershedsWatershedsCropsCropsLivestockLivestockClimateClimateBase layersBase layers

ESRI Data