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Science Teaching Series

• The Sourcebook for Teaching Science
• Hands-On Physics Activities
• Hands-On Chemistry Activities

Internet Resources

I. Developing Scientific Literacy

• 1 - Building a Scientific Vocabulary
• 2 - Developing Science Reading Skills
• 3 - Developing Science Writing Skills
• 4 - Science, Technology & Society

II. Developing Scientific Reasoning

• 5 - Employing Scientific Methods
• 6 - Developing Scientific Reasoning
• 7 - Thinking Critically & Misconceptions

III. Developing Scientific Understanding

• 8 - Organizing Science Information
• 9 - Graphic Oganizers for Science
• 10 - Learning Science with Analogies
• 11 - Improving Memory in Science
• 12 - Structure and Function in Science
• 13 - Games for Learning Science

IV. Developing Scientific Problem Solving

• 14 - Science Word Problems
• 15 - Geometric Principles in Science
• 16 - Visualizing Problems in Science
• 17 - Dimensional Analysis
• 18 - Stoichiometry

V. Developing Scientific Research Skills

• 19 - Scientific Databases
• 20 - Graphing & Data Analysis
• 21 - Mapping & Visualizing Data
• 22 - Science Inquiry & Research
• 23 - Science Projects & Fairs

VI. Resources for Teaching Science

• 24 - Science Curriculum & Instruction
• 25 - Planning Science Instruction
• 26 - The Science Laboratory
• 27 - Science Reference Information

GPS (Global Positioning System) Activities

To plot data on Google Earth from a table of waypoints

• Create a spreadsheet with at least these three column headings: Name | Description | Latitude | Longitude
• Convert the xls file to a xml file using a web based xls-kml converter.
• Sample file of California volcanoes

GPS Information

• GPS Glossary - GPS terminology
• GPS - The United States Global Positioning System

Sample Activity - Mammoth Mt.

• GPX and KML files
• Mammoth photos - Norman Herr's Mammoth photos
• Sample plotted data: Mammoth Mt. ski trip: day 1; day 2.

Resources

• GPS, GPX, KML, plain text converter.
• Important GPS waypoints (POI - Points of Interest)

To plot GPS data from your device to your computer:

1. Connect GPS device to computer. This is done with a USB or serial cable.
2. GPS & computer syncing. When using a Mac and Garmin GPS, you may need the GPS Garmin Communicator Plugin to communicate between Garmin GPS and computer.
3. Convert GPS files into desired format. Use GPSBabel or similar software to convert the native files in the GPS device to gpx or kml (kmz) files.
4. Plot the data using TrailRunner , Google Earth, GPS Vizualizer, or similar GPS mapping software

 

 

 

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