Mapping Water Quality- Using GPS, GIS and probeware to lead a Meaningful Bay Experience


Part 1- October 27-28, 2005:

Day 1- GPS basics and integrating GPS into an MBE; topo maps
Day 2- Mapping impervious surfaces and tree cover; real world stuff


Part 2- April 27-28, 2006

Day 1- GIS and mapping land use change
Day 2- Status of Chesapeake, probeware and water quality indicators


Agenda for October Session

Day 1- Oct. 27

8:30 AM - 9 AM- Registration (Janet)
9:00 - 9:30 AM- Introductions, overview of project, Meaningful Bay experience (Jeff)
9:30- 12:00 AM- GPS Basics (outside activities)
  • marking and finding a waypoint (Jeff)
  • walking and watching latitude and longitude (Diana)
  • four-flag word search, accuracy (Diana)
12 Noon- Lunch
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM- Integrating GPS into the classroom (classroom and lab activites)
  • looking at topography with aerial photos and sterioscopes (Diana)
  • finding the nearest water body using USA photomaps (Jeff)
  • touring physiographic provinces with USA photomaps (Jeff)
  • MapTech.mapserver.com activity (Diana)
  • mapping your watershed using topo sheets (Diana)
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM- Overview of tomorrow's activities (Jeff)

Day 2- Oct. 28

8:30 - 10:00 AM Mapping activities using GPS (outside)
  • impervious surfaces (Diana)
  • trees and tree cover (Jeff)
10 - 12 AM Continued mapping activities using GPS utility (computer lab)
  • transfer data from GPS to PC (Jeff)
  • calculating distance and area (Diana)
  • creating and printing a map (Jeff)
12 Noon- lunch
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM- Application to the real world (outside)
  • infiltration rates, demonstration with sandy soil (Diana)
  • infiltration rates, real soil (Traci)
  • a look at soil surveys (Traci)
  • erosion processes (Traci and/or enviroscape person)
  • planting trees (Jeff)
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM- Wrap up, evaluation

Instructors:
Diana Duckworth, Earth Science Teacher, Campbell County
Jeff Kirwan, Extension Specialist and Associate Professor of Forestry, Va Tech
Paige Baldassaro, Geospatial Applications Designer, Va Tech
Traci Gilland, Extension Agent, Ag and Natural Resources, City of Portsmouth
Barry Fox, Extension Specialist, Aquatic and Marine Science, Va State Univ.

Location

I.C. Norcom High School, Portsmouth

Science 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 (incudes karst topography) (ES.9)
4. Students will understand economic and public policy issues concerning Chesapeake Bay (ES.11)
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