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2024 Indiana Middle & High School Story Map Competition
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May 23, 2019

Indiana and You: A Free Indiana Studies Workshop 2.0 (July 15-18)

GENI is fortunate to collaborate with lots of folks and several organizations to offer a four-day Indiana and You: A...
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May 23, 2019

Dr. Rick Bein’s Honored

Dr. Rick Bein, one of GENI’s Founders, was recently recognized as an IUPUI Department of Geography Professor Emeritus upon his retirement from the university.
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May 23, 2019

2019 Indiana Geographic Information Council Annual Conference

BLOOMINGTON, IN - Conducting field work at the Bloomington High School North Nature Preserve and the Tarzian Nature Preserve using...
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May 1, 2019

2019 Indiana Geographic Bee Airdates for Indiana Public Broadcasting Stations

This year's Indiana Geographic Bee will air on Indiana Public Broadcast stations in the next several weeks.
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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