GIS and GPS Links

GPS World Online
http://www.gpsworld.com/

GPS World Online is the online version of a magazine with interesting articles and product information.

Ligon Middle School GIS course
http://www.ncsu.edu/midlink/gis/gis_intro.htm

Ligon Middle School in Raleigh, NC uses GIS for a multidisciplinary course.

Water on the Web (WOW) Interactive Maps
http://www.waterontheweb.org/data/index.html

WOW provides high school and undergraduate students with an opportunity to learn science, mathematics, and technology while using near real-time and archived water quality data to monitor Minnesota lakes over the Internet.

GIS Lesson Plans: ArcLesson at ESRI
http://edcommunity.esri.com/Resources/ArcLessons

ArcLessons is a resource to share lessons for using GIS in the classroom. You can browse a list of lessons by category or use the search tools to find lessons in your area of interest. You also can contribute your Lessons or LessonPaks to ArcLessons for other educators to use.

Lehigh Earth Observatory (LEO) GIS for Watershed Invesitations
http://www.ei.lehigh.edu/envirosci/watershed/gis/investigations.html

Investigative questions that use LEO GIS coverages to promote inquiry-based learning of environmental education concepts through a watershed theme. Four main topic areas are used to help learners understand the complex networks of interactions and dependencies within watersheds: underlying science, human resources, people centers, and human impacts. Underlying science focuses on the interdisciplinary study of the complex and interconnected issues of natural watershed processes, plant and animal populations, natural resources, and pollution. Human resources addresses materials consumed or reused by humans to meet their needs, including air, water, minerals, fuels, building materials, and open space. People centers deals with societal needs for human activities, including housing, transportation, agriculture, industry, education, and recreation; while human impacts attends to how human activities affect both biotic and abiotic conditions of the environment.
NOTE: Additional Resources can be found here.

Sprawl in the Lehigh River Watershed
http://www.ei.lehigh.edu/envirosci/enviroissue/sprawl/

This activity uses web-based GIS maps to explore sprawl in the Lehigh River watershed. Learners are introduced to sprawl and its effects on human and environmental health. GIS maps are used to study patterns of land use and population centers. Learners form their own opinions and decide on best practice solutions to land use problems and explore some of the options that land owners have today as a result of changing practices.

The National Atlas of the United States
http://nationalatlas.gov/

This activity uses web-based GIS maps to explore sprawl in the Lehigh River watershed. Learners are introduced to sprawl and its effects on human and environmental health. GIS maps are used to study patterns of land use and population centers. Learners form their own opinions and decide on best practice solutions to land use problems and explore some of the options that land owners have today as a result of changing practices.

OneGeology
http://www.onegeology.org

OneGeology's aim is to create dynamic digital geological map data for the world. It is an international initiative of the geological surveys of the world.

OUSA National Phenology Network
http://www.usanpn.org

The USA National Phenology Network (USA-NPN) monitors the influence of climate on the phenology of plants, animals, and landscapes. They do this by encouraging people to observe phenological events like leaf out, flowering, migrations, and egg laying, and by providing a place for people to enter, store, and share their observations. They also work with researchers to develop tools and techniques to use these observations to support a wide range of decisions made routinely by citizens, managers, scientists, and others, including decisions related to allergies, wildfires, water, and conservation.

National Geographic Fieldscope
http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/programs/fieldscope/?ar_a=1

National Geographic FieldScope is a web-based mapping, analysis, and collaboration tool designed to support geographic investigations and engage students as citizen scientists investigating real-world issues - both in the classroom and in outdoor education settings. FieldScope enhances student scientific investigations by providing rich geographic context - through maps, mapping activities, and a rich community where student fieldwork and data is integrated with that of peers and professionals, adding analysis opportunities and meaning to student investigations.

EPA's Enviromapper StoreFront
http://www.epa.gov/emefdata/em4ef.home

This site is the portal entry for EPA’s interactive mapping resources.  The EnviroMapper tool enables users to view the location of sites monitored by EPA. Various types of environmental information may be mapped, including air releases, drinking water, toxic releases, hazardous wastes, water discharge permits, and Superfund sites. Select a geographic area within EnviroMapper and view the different facilities that are present within that area. Hyperlinks are provided within  the map to obtain environmental text reports and information.

Maps at National Geographic
http://maps.nationalgeographic.com/maps

Includes links to National Geographics Web-based maps and atlases. Find nearly any place on Earth, and view it by population, climate, topography, and much more.  Nice satellite imagery embedded in the maps.

Google Maps
http://maps.google.com

Google Maps offers three view modes: Satellite (satellite and high-resolution aerial photographs), Map (Street map views), and Hybrid (Street maps overlaid on satellite and high-resolution aerial photographs).

The GLOBE Program
http://maps.google.com

The GLOBE (Global learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment) Program is a world-wide network of students, teachers and scientists engaged in a tele-collaboration project to do meaningful real-life science. In the GLOBE Program, students make environmental observations and report their data findings on the Internet. The measurements conducted by the students include air temperature, cloud observations, precipitation, surface water temperature and pH, soil moisture, biometrics, land cover assessment, and species identification. Student collected data is displayed in interactive maps.

USGS National Map
http://nationalmap.gov/viewer.html

The Seamless Data Distribution System (SDDS) is the ultimate location to explore and retrieve data through an interactive mapping system. U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the EROS Data Center (EDC) are committed to providing access to geospatial data through The National Map. An approach is to provide free downloads of national base layers, as well as other geospatial data layers. These layers are divided into framework categories including: Places, Structures, Transportation, Boundaries, Hydrography, Orthoimagery, Land Cover, and Elevation.

Digital Library for Earth System Education (DLESE)
http://www.dlese.org/library/index.jsp

Resources in DLESE include lesson plans, scientific data, visualizations, interactive computer models, and virtual field trips - in short, any Web-accessible teaching or learning material that supports teaching and learning about the Earth system. 
Helpful hint for finding what you need:  Keyword “GIS” and any state you are interested in.