Topic outline

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  Introduction

  Welcome to the online component of the APS - NOAA BWET Workshop.  

  Please take some time and work through the activities in this course prior to the in-person workshop.  

  This course will introduce you to FieldScope, a education focused mapping platform for the Chesapeake Bay region.

  Course Outcomes.  Participants will:

  • Create and log into a FieldScope account
  • Learn how to add data layers and practice querying this data using the analysis tools embedded in FieldScope
  • Create a map of their school and the school's watershed
  • Become familiar with additional mapping resources available via NOAA and other education focused organizations

  • News forum
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  What is FieldScope

  FieldScope is and education focused Geographic Information System.  It was created to provide students and teachers with access to spatial/geographic data in the Chesapeake Region (as well as others), the ability for users to ask questions about the data, and provide a place for student collected data to be input and analyzed.

  The video below is a good summation of what FieldScope is and some of it's functions.

  Video Link: https://vimeo.com/309916567

  FieldScope Overview from BSCS Science Learning on Vimeo.
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  Creating a FieldScope Account - Please do this before the in-person session

  All users are free to explore the data in FieldScope but to add data (water quality, etc.) and save maps you will need an account.

  Setting up an account in FieldScope is fairly straight forward and similar to other online accounts you may have set up (like the one you set up for use with this course - Chesapeake Exploration).

  

  1. go to the FieldScope webpage: http://chesapeake.fieldscope.org/ 
  2. In the top right corner of the screen click on the Login link.
  3. A popup window will appear asking you for your login information and providing a link: New To FieldScope? Click Here to Register, click on this link and enter the required information and click on register.
  4. Though it may take up to 24hrs. you will get an email from FieldScope with a link asking you to authorize your new account, click on this link (within 13 days) and you new FieldScope account will be active.
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  Working with FieldScope

  

  Now that you have an account with FieldScope it is time to further explore the resource (NOTE: you can use the resource as a guest, but you will not be able to save maps or enter data).  In this section the activities below will guide you through some or FieldScope's functionality.  Ultimately you will be creating a map of your school and some data associated with it.

  • Working with FieldScope - Maps Page
  • Finding your school, adding and querying data Lesson

    In this activity you will be using FieldScope to find your school, add some data to your map, and ask some questions of the map data.

  • Your Map Assignment

    Now that you have saved an image of your school click on the link above and then click on add submission button to upload the image of your school (you will be able to drag the image file into the submission field).

  • Discussion - How could you use FieldScope with your students Forum
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  WikiWatershed Runoff Model

  
  

  The Stroud Water Research Center in Avondale, PA has been developing some interesting educational tools that will help folks to understand the connections between rainfall, land use, and soils in a watershed.

  The Micro Site Storm Runoff Model allows users to learn how land use and soil together determine whether rainfall infiltrates into the soil, runs off into streams or is evaporated and transpired by plants.

  In this section we will be taking a few minutes to explore the engaging resource.

  • How to use the Micro Site Storm Model File

    The PDF attached here is a comprehensive set of instructions for using the model.  Please review.

  • Using the WikiWatershed Runoff Model Lesson

    In this lesson we will be spending some time with the Model and using it to look at what happens to rain water falling on our school site.

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  Additional Mapping Sites - For Exploration Later

  There are a number of web-based GIS/Mapping tools out there for use by educators.  Below are a list of a few to explore when you have the time or interest in the topic.

  • Other Mapping Sites - Useful in Education (or otherwise) Wiki