Resource Browser

We have annotated several hundred teaching resources cataloged in the National Science Digital Library with spatial concept terms listed below. We have also created a new TeachSpatial collection annotated in the same way. The concept terms were drawn from the U.S.National Science Education Standards (NSES 1996) for topic areas B - Physical Science, C - Life Science, D - Earth and Space Science, as well as from the 1994 U.S. Geography Teaching Standards for grades 9-12. Those standards can be browsed here.

spatial concept terms

NSDL teaching resources related to "spatial autocorrelation"

The article, "A spatial autocorrelation model of the effects of population density on fertility," authored by Colin Loftin and Sally K. Ward, disputes the GGM model by introducing spatial autocorrelation as a way to take spatial interaction into consideration in studying the relationship between population density and fertility.

Display full record

Colin Loftin and Sally K. Ward: Application of Spatial Autocorrelation in Sociology

Link
Used it? Pls rate it:
0
Your rating: None
Article

This project includes student collection of plant distribution data using GPS and the correlation of this distribution with abiotic factors such as slope and aspect. Students use a field meeting to collect and record longitude and latitude data; back in class the data are entered into an ArcView project containing a DEM of the field area. Students then speculate on the correlation between plant distribution and these abiotic factors.

Display full record

Plant Distribution - Slope and Aspect

Link
Used it? Pls rate it:
0
Your rating: None
Instructional Material
Activity
Experiment/Lab Activity
Field Trip
Lesson/Lesson Plan
Unit of Instruction

Students examine spatial autocorrelation of New York City census data using GeoDa.

Display full record

Spatial Analysis with GeoDa: Spatial Autocorelation

Link
Used it? Pls rate it:
0
Your rating: None
Instructional Material
Experiment/Lab Activity
Unit of Instruction