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Resource Material
 

The material listed below is from the Iowa, Missouri, South Carolina, Utah, and Virginia, 4-H Pages.  Some of the resources are in Acrobat form.
 

Activities / Games

• Find Bubba! - GPS search and rescue (advanced) (PDF)

• Find Your Longitude (Nova Game)

• Geocache hunting (Searching for a Geocache Activity)

• Geocaching (The Worldwide GPS Game)

• GPS Field Exercises

• GPS Games (Various Games using a GPS Unit)

• GPS Object (Teaching GPS)

• GPS Search and Rescue (Find Bubba!)

• GPS String Activity Guide

• GPS Treasure Hunt (Teaching GPS)

• GPS Trail (Using GPS on a Trail)

• Hiding Your First Geocache

• Hosting a Geocache

• How GPS works online activity

• Measuring the Earth Worksheet

• National Geographic Kids (National Geographic Kids web site)

• Operation: Monster Storms (Hurricane and Weather Events)

 

Curriculum / Educational Resources

• 4-H Manual Unit 1 (Very Large pdf file)

• 4-H Manual Unit 2 (Very Large pdf file)

• 4-H Manual Unit 3 ((Very Large pdf file)

• 4-H Leaders Guide (Very Large pdf file)

• Area Calculation Tips (Selected Garmin GPS Receivers)
   

• Collecting data (How to collect data using GPS)

• Communicating with satellites (How GPS Units received data from Satellites)

• Creating new GPS waypoints (Entering waypoints into a GPS Unit)
   

• Degrees, Minutes, Seconds (Measuring)
• eSchool News

• Etrex Legend Manual (Extension Version)

• Etrex Legend Owners Manual
   

• Farm Services Locator (This would be a good resource for your team to find out how GIS and GPS applications are used in your community)
   

• Geospatial Scholarships Available

• Getting to know your GPS receiver (First introduction to the Etrex)

• Glossary of terms
   

• How to Download Waypoints to a Computer from GPS

• How to Use a GPS (Helpful Hints)

• Introduction to Latitude and Longitude
   

• Map Datums and Coordinate Systems (How it works)

• Marking and finding a waypoint

• Missouri GIS/GPS Project PowerPoint (Introduction to GPS)

• My Wonderful World (National Geographic Geography site)
   

• National Geospatial Technology Extension Network

• Preparing GPS receivers for group activities

• Outdoor Navigation with Map and Compass (pdf)
   

• Trilateration (Used to determine locations on the earth)

• Trimble Slideshow: How GPS Works

• USGS Educational Resources

• Using Garmin with Paper Maps

• Using the Utah 4-H GPS Training PowerPoint

• Youth Favorite Places (Youth mark their favorite places and place on a map)

• Youth Favorite Places Manual
   

Data & Map Sources

• Data Sources - Community Economic Profiles
• Download Census 2000 TIGER/Line^® Data
• ESRI Map Book Gallery
• Geographic Data Portals (Downloadable Data)

• MSDIS Data Theme Listing

• NHD Data Availability

• US Map Data

   

ESRI

• 4-H / ESRI Grant Program
• ArcLessons Library
  • A Journey North to South
  • US Presidential Election 2008
  • Studying Schistosomiasis in the Phillippines
     
• ArcWatch (Your e-Magazine for GIS News, Views, and Insights)
  • Current Issue
  • Previous Issues
• Community Atlas Guidelines
• ESRI and 4-H
• ESRI Map (Showing the 4-H clubs receiving a Grant)
• ESRI Community Atlas
• ESRI Map Book Gallery
• Getting Started with GIS
• GIS.com (ESRI information about GIS)

• GIS Community Resources
   

Fair Exhibits Information

• General Information

• Fair Display Exhibit Idea

• Fair Exhibits

  • GIS Map Project Description

  • GIS Map Evaluation Criteria

  • GIS Map Evaluation Score Card
     

Geospatial

• Geocaching (Everything you wanted to know about Geocaching)
• Geocaching - The Worldwide GPS Game
• Youth Favorite Places (Maps showing various groups Favorite Places)
• Geospatial 21 (Good general information and links)
• Geospatial Portal (Good site to get maps)
• Geospatial Scholarships Available
• Geospatial Technology (James Madison Univ.)
• My Community Our Earth (A site to encourage youth to use geographic tools)
• My Wonderful World (The Family National Geographic website)
• National Geospatial Technology Extension Network
   

Google Earth

• Google Earth
• Downloading Google Earth
• Google Earth (Power Ppt about Google Earth)
• Google Earth Handouts (Power Ppt)
• Google Earth Exercise

 

GPS/GIS

• GIS In Education (Why GIS is important)

• GIS Modules for Rural Schools (James Madison Univ)

• GIS Portal Toolkit

• GPS Field Exercises

• GPS Glossary (Word Document)

• GPS Guide for Beginners

• GPS Nature Trail (How to set up a Nature Trail using GPS)

• GPS Object (Teaching GPS)

• GPS Search and Rescue (Find Bubba!)

• GPS String Activity Guide

• GPS to ArcGIS (This video helps people learn how to move GPS data into the GIS software)

• GPS Trail (Using GPS on a Trail)

• GPS Training (Training Power Ppt)

• GPS/GIS Tricks and Tips (A web blog)

• Grants Sites for Educators (maybe some places to get apply for GPS units)
   

Software

• ArcExplorer  (Free GIS Data Viewer)

• ArcVoyager  (Free GIS learning tool)

• Easy GPS 

• Expert GPS

• Garmin Software

  • FAQ - Frank Wideman (pdf)

• GPS Utility

• USAPhotoMaps  (A mapping program using the internet)

  • How to use

  • Using USA Photomaps
     

• Minnesota DNR's Extension (for working between ArcView  and Garmin GPS receivers)

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