Transcript STEAM Camp Handout 2016.pptx

Middlebury STEAM GIS Mapping Project
Interactive Project “Handouts” for Midd STEAM Camp
Your name: Goes here!
Created by Megan O. Brakeley
[email protected]
March 2015
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Reference Guide for
Shortcut Keys
Taking & Using Screenshots:
MAC: Press and hold ⌘ (command) + Shift + 4
Here are a few shortcuts that make basic tasks
go faster:
When you let go of these keys, your cursor will turn into
crosshairs
Copy: MAC: ⌘ (Command) + c
PC: Control + c
Hold down the button and draw a box to select the
area you want to capture
Paste: MAC: ⌘ (Command) + v
PC: Control + v
When you let go, you’ll hear a camera shutter sound
that lets you know your image has been captured
Undo: MAC: ⌘ (Command) + z
PC: Control + z
This image will be saved on your computer’s desktop
Save your work: MAC: ⌘ (Command) +
s
Control
+s
SelectPC:
multiple
objects:
hold down Shift + click
on the objects of interest
Re-arrange the order of objects: Right click
and scroll down to Arrange to move
selected object(s) in front or behind others
Have you ever noticed that all the shortcut commands are
visible in the menus?
To add it to your PowerPoint, double click on the icon
on your desktop to open this image, then copy and
paste it into the PowerPoint slide
PC:
Open the Snipping Tool in by Clicking the Start button
After you open the tool, press Esc, and select the area
you want to capture
Hit Esc + Print Screen. Copy and Paste the image into
your PowerPoint or Save the image
***
You can resize images by dragging the corners of the
image!
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Welcome!
These handouts are a little different
than what you might be used to.
You can add Text Boxes and type answers
in the “Home” section of the ribbon
Instructions and questions will stay in
the green box on the left-hand side of
each slide, and your responses go on the
white background on the right-hand
side of each slide.
When you’ve finished your assignment,
you can save it as a .pptx AND as a .pdf
so that you can share your work with
anyone!
Remember, to take a screenshot, press and
hold ⌘ Command + Shift + 4
Your cursor will turn into crosshairs. Then
draw a box to select the area you want to
capture. This image will be stored to your
computer’s desktop. To add it to your
PowerPoint, open this image, copy, and paste
it into the slide.
You draw arrows, circles, and
callouts by inserting a Shape
Remember, you
can always
Undo
(Command + z)
any missteps
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Part I. Practice with
Screenshots and
Shortcut Keys
1. Can you insert your screenshot of the
10-day forecast for Middlebury
from this site and then resize it to fit here?
First, copy and paste this link for Weather
Underground into the address bar of your
web browser
https://www.wunderground.com/us/v
t/middlebury?MR=1
You should come to this page:
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Part II. Using the ArcGIS
Online World Topo Map Tool
Now let’s look at an interactive, browser-based
GIS tool. Copy and paste this link into a browser
window:
http://www.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.h
tml?webmap=a72b0766aea04b48bf7a0e8c27cc
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4. Find your school and zoom in as close
as you can. Then take a screenshot of
your school and insert it here
Hint: Which basemap will provide the best detail
and the best “view” of your school?
Notice that you can type in a location, like
Middlebury, VT and the map will “find” and
automatically resituate itself to Middlebury
Find Middlebury, Vermont in the Search
Field. Zoom in and out on a location that
you know.
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Part II. Using the ArcGIS Online
World Topographic Map
Include a screenshot of your favorite basemap
with your response
Explore the Basemap options in the upper right
corner of your browser window.
2. Which basemap(s) do you like best? Why?
3. What are some of the different uses for each
type of basemap, and why do you think it’s
important to have a variety of styles?
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Part II. Using the ArcGIS Online
World Topographic Map
Did you notice the Measure tool in the top
menu area of the window?
5a. Using the Measure tool, can you find the
footprint (in square feet) of one story of Davis
Family Library (Looks like a spaceship from the
aerial view)?
Include a screenshot of the polygon you drew.
5b. If Davis Family Library has two and a half
main floors, what’s the approximate square
footage of the whole building?
Show your calculation steps here.
Select the Measure tool. You can use this tool
to trace features and draw lines, or to trace
features’ outlines and calculate area.
Notice how the tool automatically calculates
distance of the lines (or area and perimeter of
the shapes) that you draw. You can select the
units in the palette
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Part II. Using the ArcGIS Online
World Topographic Map
Remember the pacing activity we did outside?
We used our bodies to measure distance, and
then calculated an estimate distance along the
sidewalk that cuts across the lawn behind
Battell Dormitory.
6. Using the Draw Line tool, what is the length
of the sidewalk we measured with our bodies
(in feet)?
Include a screenshot of the line you drew to calculate the
answers
Now let’s use the Draw Line tool to calculate
the distance along the sidewalk using our
second measuring tool, this digital GIS viewer.
This is Battell Dorm
We are here
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Part III. Record Keeping
Let’s back up your records from yesterday and compile them in a table
My Records
Pacing (Flat)
Per 100 feet
Trial 1
(# paces)
Trial 2
(# paces)
Trial 3
(# paces)
Average for flat pacing
(# paces)
Pacing (Hill)
Per 100 feet
Trial 1
(# paces)
Trial 2
(# paces)
Trial 3
(# paces)
Average for sloped pacing
(# paces)
Sidewalk Pacing
Trial 1
(# paces)
Trial 2
(# paces)
Average for
Sidewalk paces
(# paces)
Calculated Sidewalk length (feet)
ACTUAL Measured Length - using measuring tape (feet)
Measured Length - using online GIS Viewer Line Tool (feet)
Error with pacing measurement
Error with GIS Viewer Line Tool
7. Can you think of some reasons that errors occurred with pacing and the online GIS Viewer tool?
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Part IV. Bonus!
Include screenshots of the line(s) you drew to calculate the
answers
Can you find your home on the map?
a. How far is your home from the school as the
crow flies (in miles)?
b. How far is your home from the school as you
would drive on roads (in miles)?
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Wrapping Up
Follow up:
You did it! We hope this provided an
introduction to some of the online GIS tools
that are available in your area using locallyavailable data. Can you think of other
applications for either of the tools that might
affect the way you think about your day-to-day
life?
What other questions could you ask using these
online GIS tools?
To Save your responses, go up to
File/Save As…
What was your favorite part of this activity?
Include your name in the title of the
presentation, and then select Format/PDF
What was one thing you’d change about the
activity?
Thanks! We hope to see you again soon, and happy mapping!
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