Spatial Thinking Today

You have completed a lot of Geospatial activities among them are playing OverKillix 3D, playing Sequence, observing optical illusion,using GPS to track and mark waypoints. You have also created maps by projecting points and have learned to use Excel efficiently to get points from Google Earth. Given all of these activities how has your view of, and ability to use your spatial skills changed? How has spatial thinking impacted what you do daily?

Bird's Eye View of My Neighborhood

Describe what you noticed as you looked at your neighborhood from a bird's eye view.

ArcExplorer 1500

You have downloaded points and tracks to the ArcExplorer program. Describe three things about the ArcExplorer program 1) Processes you used to project points and tracks 2) Things you liked about the program and process 3) Things you wish ArcExplorer would do.

GPS Tracks

Describe your thinking as you used the tracks function on the GPS to write your name.

GPS Secret Location Experience

Last week you learned how to use a GPS. One of the activities we did asked each student in the class to hide a granola bar on the school property and mark the location with the GPS. Then you exchanged your GPS with a classmate's and reversed the process or found their location. How successful were you? Describe your thinking as you found the classmate's secret location.

GPS Experience

What previous experiences have you had with GPS? How was the technology helpful?

Online Mapping Software Presentation

Review your online mapping software presentation you made to the UNI GIS I class. State what you talked about and how you presented the information on the poster.

Spatial Thinking Article Review

You have read the article Spatial Thinking by Reginald Golledge. How are the author's views on Spatial Thinking reflected in your life?

How did you describe that?

Today you described a figure to a partner for them to draw. Describe your strategy for describing the figure. Was your strategy successful, why or why not?

Spatial Thinking Game Strategy

Describe your Sequence game strategy. What was your Sequence game strategy to win the game every time?

Learning with Optical Illusions

We spent some time looking at and describing optical illusions. Then we compared our descriptions with a classmate's description. What did you learn about space, other people's view and our own way of seeing the world?