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Students Investigate Local Communities with Geographic Information Systems (GIS).

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Carlstrom, Dick; Quinlan, Laurie A. – TechTrends, 1997

Describes the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in elementary and secondary school classrooms to analyze neighborhoods, cities, and regions. Discusses GIS software, databases, graphing data, and spatial analysis, and includes an example of a project for secondary school students investigating the local economy for summer jobs. (LRW)

Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Software, Databases