Description:
The Metropolitan East Coast Educator’s Pack includes GIS software (ArcExplorer), datasets and lesson plans that use GIS technology to explore global climate change issues. Students learn to make predictions about the impacts of climate change on selected regions of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. ArcExplorer software runs on PC platforms only.

Organization:
Center for Internatl Earth Science Info Network

URL:
http://metroeast_climate.ciesin.columbia.edu/index.html

Contact:
CIESIN Education Staff, ciesin.info@ciesin.columbia.edu, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, 61 Route 9W, Palisades, NY, 10964, Phone: (914) 365-8988

Cost:
Free

Education Level:
Grades 9-12

Subject:
Climate
Geographic Information Systems
Global Environmental Change
Global Warming

Resource Type:
Internet Site
Data Products
Curriculum/Instructional Materials
CD-ROM

Date Added to teachearth.com:
9/29/01