Map it in Minutes

6-Minute Mapping Activities for Students using ArcGIS Online

Esri Canada Education and Research

In this tutorial you will learn the basics of ArcGIS Online by completing six activities, each designed to take approximately six minutes to complete. You will need an ArcGIS Online account. If you do not have one, your teacher, or an adult, can request your account at k12.esri.ca

Target Audience: Students

Time Required: 30-40 minutes

Tutorial Contents

Activity 1: See Your World 👀

Activity 2: Measure & Mark Your World 📏

Activity 3: Explore Your World 🔎

Activity 4: Expand Your World 💫

Activity 5: App Your World 💻

Explore these focused apps by click the links below:

Smoke Forecast - FireSmoke.ca

An app displaying real-time wildfires and smoke in Canada. Created by BlueSky Canada, it offers a current best estimate of when and where wildfire smoke events may occur over the next two days.

https://firesmoke.ca

World Imagery Wayback

Explore the past and present of a place of your choice anywhere in the world!

https://livingatlas.arcgis.com

ArcCanada Atlas - English

The ArcCanada Atlas features a range of maps, covering topics such as Climate, Politics, Soils, Water and more.

https://www.arcgis.com

Sea Ice Aware

Visualize monthly changes in Arctic and Antarctic sea ice extent

https://livingatlas.arcgis.com

Activity 6: Create Your World 🌎

Other Resources

Try other ArcGIS Online Resources:

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Questions? Contact k12@esri.ca .

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