#HowIUsedGISToday 1/ As my 6th formers continued to explore evidence for plate tectonics, today it was time to use seismic-explorer.concord.org to look for corroboration for slabs sinking into the mantle. This allows us to take simplified cartoons of subduction & apply them to the real world.
#HowIUsedGISToday Exploring the issues of climate change & wildfires in Alaska with my 6th formers, we used @sentinel_hub Copernicus Browser to find recent fires & the pupils created animated gifs showing the lifespan of the fires. A powerful way to teach an important topic.
#HowIUsedGISToday 1/ We were exploring seafloor topography as evidence for seafloor spreading. I gave the pupils a plan view map of the bathymetry of SE Pacific & asked them to draw a cross section transect along AB.
