Lesson Plan
Maureen Kenny
Class: IB Biology
Objectives: Students will be able to:
1) use Spatial Analyst to create and analyze grid themes
2) determine relationships between soil, terrain, and crop yield
3) determine other uses for Spatial Analyst in the field of Biology
Materials: computer with ArcView capabilities, Spatial Analyst extension
Procedure:
1) Each student will work through the chapter 5 exercise in the
Spatial Analyst book. Paragraphs that provide the analysis of the
graphs created will be deleted.
Assignment:
1) Each student will analyze each graph created and determine the
relationship, writing a few sentences about each.
2) Each student will write a conclusion about the relationship between
soil, terrain, and crop yield.
Challenge:
Think of a way that this program could be used in the field of Biology.
Write a paragraph describing specifically how you would use it. What do you
see as the advantages the program Spatial Analyst?