April 19,2023

April 19,2023

Todays' class we are learning about GIS are checking into different sites. We look into other maps. Then we went into google maps. We are learning "The five fundamental themes of geography, location ,place, human environment interactions or movement and region. "We learn about Lat. long .Degree ,minute second. how one can use this words on maps. having students research the words will help them learn how to read maps. We are learning about UTM (universal Transverse Mercator).coordinate system divides the world into sixty North-South zones. Each 6 degrees of longitude wider. What 3 Words is a propriety geocode system designed to identify any location on the surface of earth within 3 meters.( wikipedia ) .Students will be able to look up streets and also locations of homes. People or relatives ,who might living in other countries .or provinces .Students will enjoy using these site for their maps and  search  out places.  learning the names of the of the lines that run through and around the earth. Latitude and longitude. students will be learning the different lines in the world and how they run. Looking into the GIS specific learning outcomes From grade three to grade ten. How the social studies curriculum framework of outcomes in each grade. using these clusters and with students in each grade level will help the students will learn more and they will be able to help each other.