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GIS: Predicting volcano and earthquakes using ArcMap.
Contextual informationLocated at a large government co-educational school in metropolitan Melbourne, in Term 2 of the school year, this year 9 Geography class has just began a topic on plate tectonics. In this lesson they predict the global distribution of earthquakes and volcanoes, marking their predictions on a world outline map. They then undertake an analysis of the distribution of earthquakes and volcanoes using a data set available in ArcMap (a Geographic Information System). The activity is derived from a supporting manual and the students work through a learning sequence using the instructions from the manual with the teacher’s guidance. Students are familiar with the software program. This lesson is designed to provide a platform so that the students can develop their own research question for a major project. Students comment on the use of an interactive whiteboard as this is the first time it has been available for their use. As the board is not calibrated precisely, the teacher must touch the screen slightly off the icon which makes its use awkward.
Click on the links below to view the samples: 1. Lesson summary: Key lesson events
3. Video clips Clip 1: 00.38.50 to 00.39.48 GEOG18-Mix-TC. (Student-initiated inquiry.)
Clip 2: 00.40.08 - 00.46.46 Mix-TC. (One-on-one teaching & up-front instruction)
Clip 3a: 00.40.30 - 00.43.10 Mix_TS&screen. (2 students can be seen & heard problem-solving.); and
Clip 4: 01:08.41-01:12.24 -Mix-TC (This is an explanation of how to add a layer on GIS.) 4. Learners' Perspectives
5. Teacher post-lesson interview segment: 00.06.48 - 00.11.09
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