Geographic Alliance of Iowa

Putting Iowa in its place

Trees

This lesson plan was created by Rodney Wallace (East High School, Waterloo CSD) for students in 9-10 grade. In this lesson plan, students will learn how to use GPS to locate trees in order to identify and understand their photosynthic cycle.

Discipline/Subject

Physical Geography

Science

Theme

Environmental

Landforms

GIS/GPS/Remote Sensing

Region

Iowa

United States

North America

Five Themes of Geography

Location

Place

National Geographic Standards

1. How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial perspective

4. The physical and human characteristics of places

8. The characteristics and spatial distribution of ecosystems on Earth's surface

Iowa Core Social Studies Standards

GE 1. Understand the use of geographic tools to locate and analyze information about people, places, and environments