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ERIC Number: EJ516926
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0036-8555
Mapping a Course with GIS.
Fazio, Russ P.; Keranen, Kathryn
Science Teacher, v62 n3 p16-19 Mar 1995
Describes how students in a geoscience course are introduced to geographic information systems (GIS), a computer-assisted system for the acquisition, storage, analysis, and display of geographic data, through a practical experience involving collecting data and inputting it into a GIS program called IDRISI. (MKR)
Descriptors: Cartography, Computer Uses in Education, Courseware, Data Collection, Geography, High Schools, Science Activities, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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