This is important to our Lewis and Clark project because Dr. Coulter told
us what maps Lewis and Clark made and how they used them. They put down
information where different kinds of plants and animals lived too. |
When we use GIS software,
I learned how to create maps.
I learned the temperature and
precipitation of areas along the trail.
I also learned where many
animals lived!
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Things I learned:a certain tree that Lewis and Clark saw
is very tall and lives in a kind of cold place; that at one campsite
they saw Prairie dogs, Coyotes
and Grizzly bears; that
Prairie Flax grows in dry warm spots in Missouri; and there is
yellow
prairie flax.I
found that out at www.google.com
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"This is important
to our Lewis and Clark project
because Dr. Coulter told us what maps Lewis and Clark made and how they
used them. They put down information where different kinds of plants and
animals lived too."
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*The software was not difficult to operate.
*Dr. Coulter was a good teacher of the software.
*It could have had more parts to add on the map like the rivers.
*Could have current weather maps of what is actually happening at that moment.
*Is good software to use for charting a trip or expedition.
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I learned that harbor seals, prairie flax,
and many other plants and animals that live today were named and found
by Lewis and Clark. When I saw the names on the list, I was really surprised.
I thought that harbor seals, and other fancy animal names like those came
later. But I was wrong. I never knew how to make maps that
easy. Just get into some files, press what you want (first the border
probably), and then it will appear, click the checkbox and “ta da”, you
have a map of the United States, bordered of course.
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"While I was using GIS Software, I
learned how to load map legends and change the map color. GIS Software
is pretty easy once you know it. I think the most interesting part
was where it showed the temperatures and rainfall. The most fun
part to me was playing around with loading all sorts of animal map legends
and some of their names. I also learned something valuable, don't
load campsites or your computer will come up with a screen that says OK,
Abort or Details. If you click on abort, it will shut off the program.
If you click OK, your computer will shut down and Details just tells you
what went wrong. All together I learned a lot and had fun doing
it."
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I learned how to make maps and put in the boundaries
along with all the little dots. The dots show where an animal
lived or where a plant grew. I also learned how to put colors
on the map that showed temperature and precipitation. One
of my favorite things on the GIS software was a Sitka spruce
that lived in Wyoming, Oregon, and Washington state. It is
Alaska's state tree. It can grow almost 150 feet. Dr. Coulter
said he saw the biggest one which was 180 feet tall. |
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Dr. Michael
Burks, Director, Academic
IT Services, Saint Louis University came on November 10th and interviewed our
students regarding the use of technology
in the Project and filmed the Voyagers
using the GIS software for use at
St. Louis University. |
Click the button to see more.
 Book Reports
 METC Presentation-Pam VanMater
 THANK YOU, DR. COULTER!
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Pam
VanMater, Computer
Resource Specialist at Barretts Elementary School and
our Project's Technology Director, continued Dr. Coulter's work. Mrs. VanMater
and several of our Voyagers will present our Project's use of Technology
in the Classroom at the Missouri Educational Technology Convention (METC) at Westport Plaza, January 27, 2004.
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