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EXPLORER BACKGROUND: WHO IS THE EXPLORER?  \n• What is your name? Where did you grow up?  \n• What field and topics do you study? Where do you work?  \n• Why are you passionate about this work?  \nII. PROJECT BACKGROUND: WHAT IS THE GOAL OF YOUR WORK? WHY DOES IT MATTER?  \n• Where are you and your team working?  \n• What problem or situation are you investigating?  \n• What kinds of data (or stories) are you collecting? How are you collecting them?  \n• What natural and human systems are important to this work?  \n• Who are the most important stakeholders in this work? Why do different groups of people care?  \nIII. MAP FOCUS: WHY DID YOU CREATE THE MAP(S) YOU ARE SHARING?  \nInclude 1-4 maps, including a map showing the general location of your work if you are showing detailed analysis of a small region.  \n• For maps that visualize data for analysis:  \n· What specific questions did you want to analyze?  \n• For maps that communicate:  \n· What key ideas did you want to express?  \n· Who were the target audiences for each map?  \nIV. DATA LAYERS: WHY DID YOU INCLUDE CERTAIN INFORMATION ON THE MAP?  \nFor each map, briefly explain:  \n• Which layers show data that you collected? How does it appear on the map? (e.g. points, lines, regions)  \n• What additional data layers (including base layer) did you choose?  \n• Why did you want to show that layer?  \n• Is there any data you chose to omit that is important to note?  \n(continued)  \nEXPLORER MAPPING CASE STUDY 1 NATGEOED. ORG  \n© 2023 National Geographic Society  \nEXPLORER MAPPING CASE STUDY (continued)  \nV. LEARNING FROM MAPS: WHAT DOES THIS VISUALIZATION SHOW YOU AND OTHERS?  \n• What patterns emerge from looking at this map?  \n• What conclusions can you or others draw from this map? How might different people interpret this map differently?  \n• What further research, solutions, or other next steps do these maps suggest?  \nVI . NEXT STEPS: WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH THIS INFORMATION?  \n• What were/are your next steps on this project?  \n• What have others, especially local partners or stakeholders, done as part of this work?  \n• What is your call to action for learners based on your work?  \n© 2023 National Geographic Society  \nEXPLORER MAPPING CASE STUDY 2 NATGEOED. ORG","cbCais6SZwLhA8cC","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCais6SZwLhA8cC","pdf",31456,"English","# Explorer background: Who is the explorer?\n## Project background: What is the goal of your work? Why does it matter?\n# Map focus: Why did you create the map(s) you are sharing?\n## Data layers: Why did you include certain information on the map?\n## Learning from maps: What does this visualization show you and others?\n## Next steps: What are you doing with this information?","[{\"question\":\"What should you describe in the explorer background section?\",\"answer\":\"Explain who you are, where you grew up, what field and topics you study, where you work, and why you are passionate about the work.\"},{\"question\":\"How do you explain the goal of the project and why it matters?\",\"answer\":\"Describe where you and your team are working, the problem or situation you are investigating, what data or stories you are collecting and how, and the natural and human systems and stakeholders involved.\"},{\"question\":\"What information must be included when describing data layers on the map?\",\"answer\":\"For each map, explain which layers show collected data and how they appear, what additional layers (including the base layer) you chose and why, and whether any important data was omitted.\"}]","EXPLORER MAPPING CASE STUDY - case study structure and mapping prompts | PDF"]