Early exposure to geography, spatial thinking, and geographic information system (GIS) technology helps students learn more about the world around them. With this first volume in the Our World GIS Education book series, teachers are provided geographic tools--maps, geographic data, and GIS--to teach young students a basic understanding of spatial concepts, pattern recognition, and map trends analysis. Students improve and reinforce their basic map-reading skills and continue to sharpen those skills as the lessons prompt them to analyze and think critically about the data.

Developed primarily for grades 3 – 6, this book contains teacher materials, lesson plans, a resource CD with exercises, and ArcExplorer™-Java™ Edition for Education software. In addition, one student workbook is provided containing all of the student exercises and handouts that correspond with the instructor text. Additional student workbooks can be purchased as necessary.

Eileen J. Napoleon went to work as a geographer after receiving her master’s degree in geography, first for the U.S. Forest Service and later for ESRI, where she has worked in GIS education for several years. Napoleon remains passionate about geography and education and enjoys teaching GIS and geographic concepts to those who are new to the subject.

After graduating with a degree in geography and GIS, Erin A. Brook spent five years working for ESRI Canada Limited as the K–12 industry manager. While there, she helped market and develop ESRI’s education programs for students in kindergarten through grade 12. She incorporated GIS directly into the required geography curriculum and made GIS technology available to students across Canada. Brook currently works at ESRI in Redlands, California as an education specialist and looks forward to continuing work on educational materials for both teachers and students.

ISBN: 9781589481800    2008   292 pages   $49.95

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Click the button below to order Thinking Spatially Using GIS: Our World GIS Education, Level 1 online from ESRI's GIS Bookstore, or call 1-800-447-9778. If ordering from outside the U.S., see ordering options.