Yes! GIS can be used in the teaching and learning of Mathematics. Measurement, distance, estimate, applications for formulas and more.
- Rates and proportions: A lost beach
Determine the rate of coastal erosion by estimating changes in historical aerial photos. - D=R*T
Use an aerial photography to determine the distance around a track, and then calculate rate and time for each lap and the race as a whole. - Linear rate of change: Steady growth
While population growth is often associated with exponential functions this activity explores a linear model for one Michigan county. - How much rain? Linear equations
Measure the distance between two rain gauges to estimate how much precipitation an interveining town receivesd by deriving a linear function. - Rates of population change
Investigate rates of population growth and decline with US Census data. - Distance and midpoint
Site a water tower shared by two towns at the midpoint and determine the costs involvedd using the Pythagorean theorem. - Coordinate plane
Points on the surface of the earth can be plotted using a coordinate system made from lines of longitude and latitude. - Euclidean vs Non-Euclidean
Explore flat geometry (Euclidean) that is based on figures on a plane versus spherical geometry (non-Euclidean) that is based on figures on a curved surface. - Area & perimeter at the mall
Use an aerial photograph to determine the perimeter and area of the mall; consider other shape permutations. - Measuring crop circles
Use remotely sensed data to estimate and measure the area of (center-pivot irrigated) crop circles. - Areas of complex figures
Find the area of a complex figure by dividing it into simpler shapes, such as rectangles, squares,triangles, and trapezoids. - Similar triangles
By creating similar triangles, it is possible to find the distance across a river using indirect measurements. - Perpendicular bisectors
Starting with the location of all Life Flight hospitals in a state, use perpendicular bisectors to draw boundaries between Life Flight regions, which will inform first responders. - Centers of Triangles
Find the circumcenter of a triangle, which is the point where perpendicular bisectors of the sides of a triangle intersect and its equidistant to each vertex. - Volume and pyramids
Use an aerial photograph to determine the volume of the Great Pyramid of Giza.