🎯 Learning Intention

I can describe how physical spaces can be translated into data layers on a map.

✅ Success Criteria

I completed a paper-based map of my campus route and brainstormed data layers that represent how students experience school.

❓ Why Are We Learning This?

The world we move through every day—our campus, streets, neighborhoods—is full of patterns. GIS helps us turn lived experience into visible data. If we want to improve our school or community, we need to understand the systems already in place.

📓 Tech Journal Prompt

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“What’s a part of our school campus that most people overlook—but you think really matters?”

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📚 Word(s) of the Day

• Feature Layer – A collection of similar data points (like water fountains, cameras, benches) that can be turned on/off in a map.
• Attribute Table – A spreadsheet behind the map that holds information about each item on the map.

🧠 Mini-Lesson – “Maps as Layers of Experience”

• Demo: Turn layers on/off in an ArcGIS Online map