Day 9

GIS Storm Sewers Unit

Earthquake pattern analysis activity.
Students use the AEJEE Property Table and Attribute Table to customize map displays to observe relationships in the data layers and identify patterns.

1. Distribute the handout Earthquake Analysis to each student.

2. Tell students they will create maps that will show information about earthquakes and use AEJEE to analyze their maps to look for patterns in the data.

3. Have students complete the handout. Review and discuss student responses.

4. For lesson closure, ask students how AEJEE can be used to analyze earthquake data.

Materials needed:
Handout: Earthquake Analysis [Earthquake_Analysis.doc]
GIS shape files: plates.shp, country.shp, qks20012005gts.shp

 

Instructional Sequence | GIS Storm Sewers Unit

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