STUDENTS WILL
a. investigate the area around their school to identify different types of trees, explore the environmental and societal benefits that trees provide in their city;
b. investigate the relationship among trees and crime in their city.
Notes:
A video overview of the learning activity and a series of short videos on how to use the Collector App are located below in the Video Guides section of this Web page.
This overview shows how to use the Web GIS for data analysis in the investigation. You may wish to show your students these videos as you introduce the learning activity.
Important Notes:
- Prior to implementing the investigation, be sure that you have set up an ARCGIS.com account for your classrooms.
- We recommend that you read the Urban Heat Island Investigation Teacher Guide prior to implementing this investigation. The Teacher Guide contains detailed content and pedagogical support materials that are not described on this Web page.
- The instructional materials have been developed for use in a specific geographic location. The MS Word versions can be modified for implementing the investigation in other locations.
Important Implentation Notes
- When setting your data collection area on the Esri Collector App, Make sure that the blue box encompasses the entire data collection area. If a gathered data point is not in the data collection area, it will not be able to synch to the map.
- Have students note evidence of animal habitats when they are outside. Tell students they should record any observations of animal habitat evidence in the Notes or Observations fields.
- If your students experience a problem with the Esri Collector App, such as losing a location point while outside, have them exit out of the Collector App and restart that App.
- It is important to submit data while standing still. If students move while submitting, the data point will appear in a different location than where the data was collected. Clicking the map image before submitting will move their data point to the location where the map is touched.
- It is recommended that you explicitly model to your students how to use the ARCGIS.com tool features before they begin that part of the investigation. They should understand how to view and interpret the legend, view data from each point and in the table, and use the filter tool. They should also understand how to view crime index data in the Web GIS. It is highly recommended that you explicitly explain how the Personal Crime Index and the Property Crime index is calculated using the Web GIS.
- If students are unable to finish their map drawings during a class period, they should save their map using the Save tool. The first time the students save, they will select “Save As” and give their map a name. They can click “Save” any other time they wish to save their map.
