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GIS-based teaching resources for the new school year

With the new school year approaching, are you looking for new teaching resources for your science, geography, social studies or history class? If so, check out some of the latest resources that are available at your fingertips.

School’s around the corner and we have new ArcGIS teaching resources for you to explore and integrate into your classroom in the fall. Check out these interesting maps and activities that will help engage your students and foster critical thinking.

ArcGIS Online Web Activity
Explore the Ancient Civilizations story map, highlighting the Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt and The Indus Valley to discover how they have influenced our lives.

With the Ancient Civilizations Story Map, students can explore the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt and The Indus Valley to discover how they have influenced our lives.

Canada’s Nation Builders Story Map 
Discover many of the people who played a significant role in uniting the colonies of British North America and other territories to form Canada, including the Fathers of Confederation and other key delegates and organizations.

Learn about the people involved in building Canada as a nation using the Canada's Nations Builders Story Map.

Featured Maps from the Living Atlas
Looking for maps to integrate into your science, history or geography class? Well, check out the maps from the Living Atlas Gallery, which includes hurricane and cyclone data, Arctic imagery and the distribution of world forests. To view some of these maps, you must sign into your ArcGIS Online subscription. If you do not have an account, fill out the online form to request access to one.

The ArcGIS Book
Explore "10 Big Ideas" that encapsulate the technological and social trends that have pushed geographic information systems (GIS) onto the Internet in a significant way. See how to apply these ideas to your own world. Open your eyes to what is now possible with Web GIS, and put the technology and deep data resources in your hands via the Quickstarts and explore the ArcGIS lessons that are included in each chapter.

The ArcGIS Book is a guide to 10 big web mapping ideas and how to use the ArcGIS platform, Esri's geographic information system (GIS) technology, to put those ideas into action.

Esri Press Books
Browse the latest Esri Press books that you can use in your teaching this school year. If you would like to evaluate any of the books in the Esri Press catalogue for use in your courses, you can request a complimentary desk copy by filling out this online form. You may request up to three books at a time, once every four months. You will need to know the part number for each book you’re requesting. It can be found in the PDF version of the catalog, directly below the ISBN. If there is no part number for a particular book then it is not available through the desk copy offer.

Find many more free Esri Canada resources on our online Lesson Planner.

About the Author

Angela Alexander is a K-12 Education Specialist in the Esri Canada Education and Research group. She has over 15 years of experience working with educators across Canada. Angela focuses on producing geographic information system (GIS) and curriculum-specific resources, and conducting and creating custom workshops for educators. She manages the GIS Ambassador Program and is the Technical Chair for the annual Skills Ontario GIS competition. Angela also writes monthly posts for the Esri Canada Education and Research blog, highlighting K-12 educators and partners, new ArcGIS resources and GIS-related events.

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