Blog Archive - November 2011

Spatial Learning: Middle-schoolers create and map study sites

Submitted by KristinaF on 23 November 2011 - 7:15am

Showing children the way spatial information is used in our world can be done in many settings. One of my favorites is using a program my friend Rita Hagevik, developed at Ligon Middle school in NC. The students and teacher created a 10 x 10 meter study site to investigate life (animal and vegetative life within the study site and in the process used the Cartesian coordinate system to mark each point students choose to sample.

Survey on teaching spatial concepts

Submitted by admin on 18 November 2011 - 9:40am

I recently received the following solicitation for a survey on teaching spatial concepts, and pass it along:

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(With apologies for cross-postings…)

 Request for your input into geospatial study