Eastern North Carolina Aquaculture A case study in solving real issues in Eastern North Carolina, using technology in the classroom. As concerns over tobacco farming in the Eastern United states becomes more heated, alternative methods for using land becomes an important concern. One option that is quickly gaining interest in Eastern North Carolina is aquaculture, or fish farming. In this project students develop a G.I.S. System using ArcView, that will help farmers locate land that meets a given set of criteria. The criteria is determined by experience, and local and federal government data resources.
Student develop, manipulate, and query public domain data to ask questions and get answers.
The resulting map that the students create can be used by people with similar concerns, or expanded to include other variables, or fish types. The modules are intended to maximize the use of local surroundings in each exercise. Students do field work around their schools, and on short field trips, to investigate a particular subject. An emphasis is placed on students solving real problems and achieving useable results. Technologies such as GPS and GIS are placed into the curriculum to introduce new concepts, where the students can explore not only the exercises but their own interests as well.