Reading Time Series Plots
This activity was selected for the On the Cutting Edge Reviewed Teaching Collection
This activity has received positive reviews in a peer review process involving five review categories. The five categories included in the process are
- Scientific Accuracy
- Alignment of Learning Goals, Activities, and Assessments
- Pedagogic Effectiveness
- Robustness (usability and dependability of all components)
- Completeness of the ActivitySheet web page
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This page first made public: Jun 22, 2010
Skills and concepts that students must have mastered
How the activity is situated in the course
Content/concepts goals for this activity
- Explain the components of GPS data.
- Determine velocity vectors from GPS time series plots.
- Describe how GPS vectors relate to plate motion / deformation.
- Identify uses of GPS in applications in addition to driving and hiking.
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Description of the activity/assignment
Adaptations that allow this activity to be successful in an online environmentNeed to really transform to an online environment. I did have one participant draw the vectors on an online map of Iceland - however, only one person gets to do this, so I'd like to figure out other techniques for this.
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Determining whether students have met the goals
Download teaching materials and tips
- Activity Description: Student Worksheet Reading Time Series Plots (v. June 2010) (Acrobat (PDF) 1.9MB Jun22 10)
- Instructors Notes:Introduction to Reading GPS Time Series Plots (PowerPoint 7.2MB Jun22 10)
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