AbstractInvestigating Watershed Dynamics in the Classroom Using My World GIS Track: Teaching with GIS in Schools Author(s): Colleen Buzby, David Smith, Aida Awad The Watershed Dynamics project presents a new set of educational materials addressing water resource availability. Where does your water come from? Do you always have enough or is the supply limited? What factors affect the quantity and seasonal availability of the water where you live? As part of GLOBE's ESSP Initiative, the WaŽtershed Dynamics project offers students the opportunity to conduct investigations of watershed behavior for local, regional, and national scales, using scientific meteorological and hydrological datasets. Students investigate the inter-relationships between precipitation, evaporation and surface runoff using My World GIST, a GIS specifically designed for educational use. Emphasis is placed on water availability in different regions of the country and how these variables change throughout the year. In this session we will outline the existing curriculum, which is being used in schools across the country, as well as the response we have received from teachers about its effectiveness. Colleen Buzby Northwestern University 2120 Campus Drive Evanston , Illinois 60208 United States Phone: 847-491-8288 E-mail: c-buzby@northwestern.edu David Smith The GLOBE Program University Corporation for Atmospheric Research 3300 Mitchell Lane, Rm. 2104 Boulder , Colorado 80301 United States Phone: 303-497-8040 Fax: 303-497-2638 E-mail: dasmith@globe.gov Aida Awad Maine East High School 2601 W. Dempster Street Park Ridge , Illinois 60068 United States Phone: 847-331-0526 E-mail: aawad@maine207.org |