The scientists at Yellowstone National Park have electronically overlaid the maps. The final overlay shows topography, watercourses, and vegetation of Mountain Lions. The overlay should reveal to the students the relation of the three parameters to occurrence of the lions in the park. Part 4- Assessment 1. Student's computer capability to retrieve the GIS information from the Internet.
Students research on Mountain Lions and text presentations of their work.
Manipulation and composing of GIS data maps. Discussion and interpretation of GIS map manipulations. An electronic portfolio of the information collected to use on succeeding units.