Lesson Plans - Where to Live?

Grades: 5-8
Author: Tess Ewart
Source: Adapted from Explore Your World with a Geographic Information System from ESRI Schools and Libraries Program, www.esri.com

What should the students know as a result of this lesson?

  • Students should be able to identify some of the types of spatial data found in a GIS.
  • Students should be able to make associations between various GIS data layers.

What should the students be able to do as a result of this lesson?

  • Students should be able to use a GIS to facilitate analysis and decision making.