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November 16, 2020

2020 Indiana Geography Educators of the Year Awards

Mr. Mervyn Barenie, Griffith Middle School, Griffith IN   2020 Indiana Middle School Geography Educator of the YearMr. Barenie came to teaching middle...
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May 22, 2020

2020 Summer Curriculum Educator Workshop: European Union

The European Union Center at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, invites K-14 educators to take part in a week-long online summer...
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May 15, 2020

2020 IN High School ArcGIS OnLine StoryMap Competition Results

Here are the Top 5 in the 2020 IN High School ArcGIS OnLine StoryMap Competition:#1 Progression of Cars in Indiana#2 Wildlife Crossings...
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February 8, 2020

2020 IN Geographic Bee

2020 Indiana Geographic Bee Finalists https://sites.google.com/site/indianastatebee/qualifiers On Friday, March 27, the state’s top 103 fourth through eighth grade students demonstrating geographic...
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January 23, 2020

2020 Indiana Middle & High School Story Map Competition

Announcing … the 2020 Indiana Middle & High School Story Map Competition. The theme for this year's competition is "Mapping Indiana:...
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November 5, 2019

GENI/DigIndy Photos

 Photos from the DigIndy tour of a water storage tunnel: THANKS to Mike and John for an AMAZING tour of...
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November 5, 2019

GENI/4-H GIS Day 2019

THANKS to Danielle Sands for coordinating a great 4-H GIS Day. Her Team of Purdue Extension Agents, students, educators, parents/grandparents,...
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September 27, 2019

IN ArcGIS Online Story Map Competition RESULTS – Top 5

How Does Indiana Influence the Sport of Basketball?Buzzing Bee BackslideIndiana Bats - Fantastic, Flying, FleetingIndiana's Vice PresidentsHistory of Cars in...
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September 27, 2019

2019 Indiana State GIS Day

About 425 attendees gathered for this years Indiana State GIS Day to learn about the latest in GIS research, applications,...
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September 20, 2019

2019 GOLDEN HOUR SMARTPHONE PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP AT SUMMIT LAKE STATE PARK (FALL SESSION)

LOCATION:Summit Lake State Park (Sunset Shelter)5993 N. Messick Road, New Castle, IN 47362 DATE AND TIME: Saturday, October 5, 2019,...
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Academic WorldQuest 2024

Events

Event Information:

  • Sun
    14
    Nov
    2021
    Sat
    20
    Nov
    2021

    GeoWeek 2021

    GeoWeek 2021

    (November 14-20)

    &

    GIS Day

    (Wednesday November 17)

    Primary/Elementary School
    (books + activities)

    How
    to Make an Apple Pie and See the World by Marjorie Priceman

    (K-5)

    Monday - read the book and practice using a grid system

    (label ABC-P/123-9) on the books map indicating ingredient locations

    Tuesday - cook apples in the classroom or cafeteria

    follow with
    The
    Tiny Seed
    by Eric Carle (1-5)

    Wednesday - read the book and add soil to a clear container; discuss soil types

    Thursday - plant seeds in the soil (some close to the sides of the cup); discuss what helps a seed to grow (compare to the book). Create a spreadsheet to track seed growth,
    water, and sunlight (3 columns; many rows - week 1, week 2, week 3...); practice using a ruler

    follow with
    HERE WE ARE: Notes for Living on Planet Earth

    by Oliver Jeffers (P-4)

    Friday - practice "beach ball globe toss"...right thumb on land or water; create a tally chart; create a human bar graph

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    Middle/High School
    (book, activities + professionals)

    Lindsey
    the GIS Professional

    online book (4-12)

    Monday - read the online book and start a few activities

    Lindsey the GIS Professional
    (K-5/8)

    Tuesday - invite local GIS Professionals (via county surveyor's/assessor's/auditor's offices, post-secondary institutions, utilities and private entities)

    Wednesday -

    GIS DAY 2021: Maps, Music and More!
    LIVE with Joseph Kerski

    5-6 p.m. EST;

    M&M Community Map
    activity

    Thursday -

    Landforms Greatest Hits! Interactive Story Map

    (middle/high+)

    Friday - Enrich literacy by EXPLORING Indiana data & imagery via

    IndianaMap
    and
    IndianaView

    For more ideas, contact the GENI office at 317.274.8879 or

    geni@iupui.edu