As of September 30, 2005, the North Central Regional Technology in Education Consortium is no longer in operation.
NCRTEC Professional Development Planning and Evaluation Teaching and Learning

Assessment

  1. Terms Quiz. To be completed after presentation.
  2. Student discussion of terms at the beginning of the second day.
  3. Manipulation of the lesson GIS by the students to answer specific questions about the problem set.

 

Group grades will be assigned by the teacher based on the following rubric:

 

Quick Quiz
GIS Terms
Name ________________________

Define or describe each of the following GIS items by using a definition or diagram. Grading is based on completeness of explanations.

Objects

  1. coverage
  2. arc
  3. polygon
  4. point

Commands

  1. Buffer
  2. Create
  3. Dissolve
  4. Erase
  5. Extract
  6. Intersect or Intersection
  7. Select
  8. Overlay

 

Final Project and Rubric
GIS Lesson
Name ________________________

Grades will be assigned based on the following:

  1. Quick quiz (25 points)
  2. Student handout (25 points)

    3. Final Overlay Project comprises the following:
    Students are asked to answer the final project question, "Where would be the best place to put the manufacturing plant?"

  3. Cut out each coverage (5 points).
  4. Design a key on a separate piece of paper that lets you color each coverage in a specific way. Color each coverage and explain what is contained on each of the coverages (5 points/coverage -- total of 25 points).
  5. Use the overlay procedure to find the intersection of all possible variables. Paperclip together and then copy in the box below or a similar larger box using the correct color scheme (10 points).

    Blank Box

  6. Have the students answer the question above and justify their answer in written form -- at least a complete paragraph (10 points).
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