Update: Fixed broken QR Code. 9/15/18 6:02am If you’re eager to show your students how GIS is applied to real jobs and the real world, this is a great story […]
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Resources: Mapping
Review: ESRI’s GeoInquiries on NatGeo’s MapMaker 4.0 Platform
If you are a friend of ESRI’s GeoInquiries, this might be for you, as things have changed. If you do not know what they are, they are worth investigating. WHAT […]
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LESSONS & WKSTS: Mental Mapping a Sense of Place
*MENTAL MAPS* *SENSE OF PLACE* *TRAVEL NARRATIVE* *RELATIVE LOCATION* *FLOW LINES* *ACTIVITY SPACE* This enrichment activity aims to have students apply multiple concepts across the course, particularly Unit 1. By […]
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: The Multi-Step Approach to Stimuli Analysis
*UPDATE: February 6th, 2021. New segments in italics. I am a “HuGe” (get it?) fan of our online PLT and the ingenious methods and procedures that help weave in course […]
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LESSON PLAN: Remote Learning Nat’l Geo Puzzle
A couple of years ago I edited the numbers out of the National Geographic map provided by their MapKit website to make a giant floor map puzzle for the first […]
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LESSONS & WORKSHEETS: 198 Country Digital One-Pager Templates
Expose your students to 198 countries through independent research using digital case studies. Each digital one-pager is itching for your students to complete. Included on each page are the seven […]
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INTERACTIVE via Luminocity3d: World Population Density Interactive Map
Explore the detailed geography of population across the globe with interactive mapping. Identify global megacity regions and the growth and diversity of urban forms. This is the closest thing that […]
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LESSON PLAN via TpT: Historical U.S. Immigration Maps & Charts for Coloring *6-Way Lesson Plan*
**Geography Coloring Book Series** **History Coloring Book Series** U.S. Historical Migration Patterns & Processes: Explore the historical immigration patterns of the United States through a series of charts and maps […]
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LESSON & WORKSHEET: Arithmetic, Physiological, Agricultural Densities: Crunching the #’s & Mapping them
Ability to download PDF of this full post is above. (sans worksheets) UPDATED 9/19/19: I deleted the countries of Egypt, South Korea, and Russia and left the United States so […]
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Article & Inforgraphic via VisualCapittalist: Mapped: The Median Age of the Population on Every Continent
Mapped: The Median Age of the Population on Every Continent Excerpt: Earlier this week, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation published their annual letter that highlights the surprises they saw […]
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Infographic via BrilliantMaps: Land Reclamation in the Netherlands 1300 Vs 2000
Land Reclamation in the Netherlands 1300 Vs 2000 The map comparison above shows what the land area of what makes up the Netherlands today, looked like in 1300 compared to […]
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INTERACTIVE via ESRI Geoinquiry: What is a Gerrymander?
Note: The ESRI Geoinqueries that ESRI produce are amazing, the problem is that you can’t edit their PDFs to remove the pre-written answers for students. Here is a formatted version […]
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INTERACTIVE via ESRI: Migration, On the Move
Note: The ESRI Geoinqueries that ESRI produce are amazing, the problem is that you can’t edit their PDFs to remove the pre-written answers for students. Here is a formatted version […]
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INTERACTIVE: Make a Digital Choropleth Map
If you are looking for a few ways to have students make a quick digital choropleth map, you might consider the following options: Piktochart (A favorite of mine) Log in […]
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INTERACTIVES: Esri Geoinquiries
As you get more comfortable and efficient with teaching content, you might find more time for enrichment activities. As the company Esri puts it, “Esri’s GIS mapping software is the […]
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT via Esri Academy: Cartography Mooc
I received an email from ESRI yesterday about a free cartography MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) they are sponsoring from September 5th-October 16th, 2018. I took a computer cartography course […]
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INTERACTIVE via Metrocosm.com: Map Projections
For a quick map projection morph, send your students to Metrocosm.com’s, Eight Ways of Projecting the World. Let them draw some quick conclusions about the differences and similarities between the […]
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INTERACTIVE via the New York Times: An Extremely Detailed Map of the 2016 Election
This extremely detailed map of the 2016 election shows voter percentages using a CHOROPLETH map. VOTER PRECINCTS are depicted in shades of red and blue with detailed data when hovered. […]
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INTERACTIVE: The Carbon Map
This fun site is easy to use and visually appealing for users. A quick video gives a tutorial about CARTOGRAM MAPS and how to read it’s information. There are eleven […]
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Lessons & Worksheets: Map Scale via the U.S. Department of then Interior
Have students read up on map scale with information that comes straight from the professionals. The U.S. Geologic Survey has a write-up about MAP SCALE that is clear and concise. […]
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The Art of Making Globes
What I really like about this collection of short video clips is seeing how much art is incorporated in the creation of something that requires such precision. Art and science […]
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INTERACTIVE: Compare Map Projections via Map-projections.net
If you’re looking to show your students the quick difference between conic, cylindric, and planar-look no further. This great website by Tobias Jung compares 150+ different map projections. Remember that […]
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LESSONS & WORKSHEETS: Climate Migrants via ESRI Storymaps
The ESRI storymap on climate refugees does a phenomenal job sampling locations in the world that experience migration effects as a result of climate change. Though many times, there are […]
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INTERACTIVE via New York Times: Where Is America’s Heartland? Pick Your Map
Where is America’s Heartland? Pick your Map This short interactive has users choose a map that they feel best represents the “American Heartland.” After voting, they will see a tally and […]
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LESSON & VIDEO: The Geospatial Revolution Video and Worksheet
I recently revisited the Geospatial Revolution episodes created by Penn State Public Broadcasting and created a new worksheet for the series. I was reminded how good they are. If you […]
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