Course structure
Exploring Geospatial Inquiry and Sustainability through GeoInquiries, GOSTEAM, and Project-Based Learning!
This course provides a hands-on, inquiry-driven exploration of geospatial concepts and sustainability challenges using cutting-edge digital tools and methodologies. Participants will engage in GeoInquiries, the GOSTEAM Inquiry-Based Approach, and Project and Challenge-Based Activities, leveraging GIS, Remote Sensing, and geospatial modeling to analyze real-world environmental and societal issues. The course structure covers the following topics:
GeoInquiries, Standard-based inquiry activities
- GeoInquiries: Earth Science (link)
- GeoInquiries: Environmental Science (link)
- GeoInquiries: Human Geography (link)
- GeoInquiries: Upper Elementary (link)
The GOSTEAM Inquiry-based approach
- GOSTEAM: Trilateration and the GPS (lesson plan and theoretical background, link)
- GOSTEAM: Work with Digital Elevation Models (How to guide, link)
- GOSTEAM: Google Earth – Topographic Profiles (link)
- GOSTEAM: Selecting an Offshore Wind Farm (link)
- GOSTEAM: Apply hydrologic modelling tools (link)
- GOSTEAM: Ecological Risk Assessment (link)
Project and challenge-based activities
- NBS EduWORLD: Transforming my city to a Nature-inclusive place (link)
- GEO-Academy: Offshore Wind Farm Site-Prospecting
GEO-Labs activities – Transforming my school into a Living Lab
- The Living Lab Methodology
- How to transform my Living Lab project into a Geospatial endeavour
- The GEO-Labs exemplary cases
Through this course, you and your students will develop critical spatial thinking skills, apply geospatial tools to address sustainability challenges, and explore innovative ways to integrate GIS into education and research.
