The public field-testing of the fifth geoinquiry collection, GeoInquiries for Advanced Environmental Science and Biology is now open. This collection is targeted at high school biology classrooms and includes 15 cross-curricular activities with ArcGIS Online. Activities include:
- Population dynamics
- Megacities
- Down to the last drop
- Dead zones (water pollution)
- The Beagle’s Path
- Primary productivity
- Tropical Deforestation
- Marine debris
- El Nino (and climate)
- Slowing malaria
- Altered biomes
- Spinning up wind power
- Resource consumption and wealth
The authoring team includes: Brandon Gillette, Perri Carr, and Roger Palmer. Maps were created by authors and Maps.com.
You can explore the collection here: http://edcommunity.esri.com/Resources/Collections/APES_geoinquiries
A short story map for easy review of the collection is available at: http://arcg.is/1Ux3mpJ
If a teacher chooses to field test an activity, they need only submit their comments to the URL at the bottom of page two (on each geoinquiry). That URL is: http://esriurl.com/GeoInquiryFeedback