1999
Environmental Science Torch Institute
    Geographic Information Systems and Environmental Science
How to use GIS with SIPS of Science
( GIS Projects: Aquatic and Land  Insects, Blue Bird Projects, Geese Platforms,
 Oak Tree Reforestation, Soil Distribution,Whitetail Deer Monitoring, Watershed Monitoring, Wood Duck Boxes.
Los Molinos High School Student Initiated Project (SIP) Science Program
Click here to view more information about PIE program

Purpose of project:  To have students learn how to us a GPS unit, download information, and add to an Arc View document. Students will create an analysis of the data determining any changes that has occurred to the  project they are involved with.

Procedure:
1. Students will determine the project that they will pursue.  (Example here will be Water Quality.)

2. Students will look at existing maps of  Tehama County made with  Arc View Program.

3. Teacher will demonstrate how to use the arc view program to change views, add themes,looking at attributes, creating different  legends, using labels, and graphics, adding information to record tables, summarizing records in in a table, merging features, editing values and adding fields.

Click on the above diagram for GIS where this graphic is from.
4.  Students will determine what data they need and create a spread sheet to record information on their field trip.
 
 

Water Quality Testing

5. Teacher will demonstrate the use of the Global positioning system hand held unit (GPS). The Students will learn how download the Data into a spread sheet to use with arc view.

6. Student will determine the time and place for their field trip(s).

6. Students will complete their testing and data gathering procedures, and up load their data to the computer





7. Students will update existing data tables on previous arc view project, or they may
Create Maps Showing their Data
ArcView GIS makes it easy to create maps and add your own data to them. Using ArcView GIS software's powerful visualization tools, you can access records from existing databases and display them on maps.
 

Click Here to find Location of Mill Creek Water Shed  (Power point demo)

8. Student will evaluate their data in relationship to previous group's project, and write up their conclusion.
 
 

This project was developed by Beth Pilger, Los Molinos High School Biology Teacher

               To email me click this link! epilger@lmusd.tehama.k12.ca.us

I hope this brief outine of a project using GPS and GIS is helpful with all your projects.