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Using GPS to Direct a Meaningful Bay Experience
Nov. 11-12, 2004
Tidewater Community College, Va. Beach Campus
Advanced Technology Center (ATC) Building HScience Learning Standards to be Adressed
1. Students will plan and conduct investigations in which computers, probeware and GPS are used. (ES.1)2. Students will investigate and understand how to read maps, globes, models, charts and imagery. (ES.3)
3. Students will understand how freshwater resources are influenced by geologic processes and human activities. (ES.9)
4. Students will understand economic and public policy issues concerning Chesapeake Bay (ES.11)
Agenda
Thursday8:30 AM - 9 AM- Registration (Advanced Technology Center ATC- H bldg.)
9:00 - 9:30 AM- Introductions, overview of project (classroom)
9:30 - 10:30 AM- Get Aquainted Activity from Places We Live (classroom)
10:30 - 12:00 AM- GPS Basics (classroom and outside)
12 Noon- Lunch
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM- Places We Live # 2 (classroom)
2:00 - 2:30 PM- Status of the Chesapeake Bay
2:30 - 2:45 PM- Break
2:45 PM - 4:30 PM- Places We Live # 3 (classroom)
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM- Overview of tomorrow's field trip (French)
Optional Evening Activity
Friday
Meet at Va. Beach City boat ramp on Shore Drive at Lesner Bridge
8:30 - 9:00 Discussion of wetlands restoration project (VB Dept. of Agric. Director Jack Whitney)
9:00 - 10:30 Field exercises with probe ware (Barry Fox, VSU)
10:30 Group departs for First Landing St. Park - 64th St area called "The Narrows"
11:00 - 11:30 Discussion of riparian forest buffer (Jack Kauffman, VDOF)
11:30 - 1:00 Lunch and return to TCC VB campus
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM- Entering text and data on TeacherBridge (computer lab)
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM- Break
2:45 PM - 4:30 PM- Using USA Photomaps to get map data (computer lab)
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM- Wrap up, evaluation
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