ONE COUNTRY, TWO WORLDS: THE CENSUS OF 1860 |
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| Subject(s) | Virginia Studies & US History |
| Software | ArcGIS 9.2 or higher |
| Author(s) | Chris Bunin and Christine Esposito |
| Description: This GIS investigation has students analyze the census of 1860 at the state and county levels. Using symbology, selection by attribute, and the statistics functions students will study the local, regional, and national differences between slave and free states based on the 1860 census returns. | |
PRELUDE TO SECESSION: THE ELECTION OF 1860 |
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| Subject(s) | US History |
| Software | ArcGIS 9.2 or higher |
| Author(s) | Chris Bunin and Christine Esposito |
| Description: By the time 1860 ended, the United States was headed for Civil War though the North and South were not as different as many people believe. In general terms – the North was an industrialized economy, the South was agricultural, lacked manufacturing completely and would do anything to preserve slavery. There was neither one “North” nor one “South”. The story is far more complex. In this activity students will use GIS to explore the results of the election of 1860 at the county-level to determine if there were patterns to how counties voted. Skills covered include basic symbology, query by attribute, and the export to .pdf function. | |
WHOSE WORDS? |
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| Subject(s) | AP Human Geography & World Geography |
| Software | ArcGIS 9.2 or higher |
| Author(s) | Georgeanne Hribar |
| Description: Whose Words? supports the examination of official languages and the distribution of languages at the country level in order to examine global patterns of language distribution. The maps created in this lesson will support examination of the pros and cons of official languages and reasons for language diffusion.Throughout the parts of the lesson students will apply the geographic concepts of scale, concentration, and distribution to the world’s major languages. The lessons are designed in segments based on the level of proficiency with the GIS software and time constraints | |
Google Earth Lessons
SITE & SITUATION |
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| Subject(s) | World Geography and AP Human Geography |
| Software | GoogleEarth |
| Author(s) | Judith Painter |
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Description: Site and situation is often a hard concept for students to understand when taught in general terms. This lesson is designed to have the student consider why a city is located in that place based on satellite views that allow the student to view the city from a different angle. Students will be able to:
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TRAILS TO RAILS: US SETTLEMENT PATTERNS 1790 – 1850 |
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| Subject(s) | US History |
| Software | GoogleEarth |
| Author(s) | Chris Bunin and Christine Esposito |
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Description: Students will look at population and transportation data to analyze the relationship between settlement patterns and transportation advances between 1790-1850. Ideally, this lesson will be done independently by students or small groups of students, but it can be done as a whole group activity if technology is not available. Students will be able to:
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PRELUDE TO SECESSION: THE ELECTION OF 1860 |
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| Subject(s) | US History |
| Software | GoogleEarth |
| Author(s) | Chris Bunin and Christine Esposito |
| Description: By the time 1860 ended, the United States was headed for Civil War though the North and South were not as different as many people believe. In general terms – the North was an industrialized economy, the South was agricultural, lacked manufacturing completely and would do anything to preserve slavery. There was neither one “North” nor one “South”. The story is far more complex. In this activity students will use GIS to explore the results of the election of 1860 at the county-level to determine if there were patterns to how counties voted. Skills covered include basic symbology, query by attribute, and the export to .pdf function. | |
