act/index from Geospatial: the use of skills, tools and data by people in Canterbury

Activities

Geospatial Web Quest

Try the Geospatial Web Quest. This print-and-copy task helps students become familiar with the Geospatial Christchurch website functions. It also assists students with their inquiry skills, particularly information gathering and asking good questions. Students need to have an internet connection and their class login. Word (52k) | PDF (480k).

Geospatial Audio Activity

Students can work on this activity while they listen to live or recorded audioconferences - Word (29k) | PDF (136k). Notes from these pages could be shared to help put together a class audioconference summary.

Interactive, self-marking activities

Designed to test students' understanding of content on the background pages.

Where am I? - requires Flash
Collecting geospatial data - surveying - requires Flash
GPS and GIS - requires Flash
Open data - New: Flash not needed
Aerial imagery - New: Flash not needed
New Zealand place names - New: Flash not needed
Topographic maps - requires Flash
Property information and subdivisions - requires Flash
A new central city - requires Flash

Other activities

Curriculum Area

Strand

Background Pages

Learning Outcome

Activity

Social Studies
Level 3-5

Geography NCEA
Level 1-2

Place and Environment
Continuity and Change
Identity, Culture and Organisation

Spatial Analysis

ALL

Use map reading skills
Use google maps to answer questions about location
Develop awareness of how and when geospatial information is used
Read, model and use topographic maps
Apply geospatial information to solve problems
Analyse geospatial information
Show awareness of a variety of perspectives about land zoning decisions

The Language of Location - Word (284k) | PDF (213k)
Reading Maps and Using Geospatial Data - Word (1.7Mb) | PDF (402k)
Topographic Maps - Word (6Mb) | PDF (500k)
Debating the Issues - Word (31k) | PDF (200k)
Earthquake Geospatial Data - Word (39k) | PDF (181k)
Design Your Own Subdivision - Word (40k) | PDF (262k)
Research NZGB Place Name Changes In Your Region
- Word (125k) | PDF (299k)

Mathematics

Curriculum

Strand

Background Pages

Learning Outcomes

Activity

Mathematics
Level 3-4

Mathematics
Level 5-6

Number and Algebra
Statistics

Geometry

ALL

Students will be able to apply number strategies and number knowledge to a range of problems related to their LEARNZ virtual field trip
Students will be able to apply laws of trignometry to a surveying context

Field Trip Number Challenge Word (31k) | PDF (125k)
Surveying Word (168k) | PDF (392k)

Geography Achievement Standard 1.8

Using Eagle Technology and ArcGIS Online you can evaluate the affect of the Canterbury earthquakes. Lesson Plan - PDF (454k). How to set up an ArcGIS account - PDF (181k).