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Location: Leis Center, Fairfax County
Preliminary Agenda for October Session (Contact John McGee, Geospatial Extension Specialist, jmcg@vt.edu, with suggestions.)Day 1- Oct. 20
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM- Registration8:30 - 9:30 AM- Introductions, overview of project, trees and the Meaningful Watershed Experience (Jeff- inside)
9:30- 11:30 AM- GPS Basics (John)
introduction to GPS (inside)
marking and finding a waypoint (outside)
11:30 - 12:30 PM- Lunch on your own
12:30- 3:15 PM - Basics of Tree identification and Scientific Process (Jeff)
collect leaf samples (outside)
tree identification using an overhead projector (inside)
tree identification using a dichotomous key (inside)
tree identification using a field guide (outside)
tree growth, hypotheses testing and independent variables (outside)
3:15 -3:30 PM Review tomorrow's activities, depart for home (John)
Day 2- Oct. 21
8:30 - 11:30 AM Mapping activities using GPS (inside)
using MapQuest to obtain maps, illustrate terrain, etc. (John)
finding the nearest water body using USA photomaps (John)
collecting data (Jeff)
transfer data from GPS to PC (John)
calculating area using GPS utility (John)
creating and printing a map (Jeff)
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Lunch on your own
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM- Integrating GPS into the classroom (classroom and lab activites)
using a map to find trees (Jeff)
collecting tree data and inputing it into Teacher Bridge (Jeff)
calculating environemtal benefits of trees (Jeff)
planting trees (Jeff)
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM- Wrap up, evaluation
Instructors:
Jeff Kirwan, Extension Specialist and Professor of Forestry, Va Tech
John McGee, Geospatial Extension Specialist, Va Tech
Lisa McCray, Education Consultant
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