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Students explore how technology has assisted scientifiic investigation and how it has enhanced our natural abilities. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students develop an understanding of how the technology of remote sensing has expanded human abilities. They work through a scenario in which they are asked to determine the amount of destruction caused by the Yellowstone wildfires in 1988. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students focus on the history of remote sensing by reading an online article and pretending they are part of a remote sensing satellite. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students discover how remote sensing is used to identify the signatures of life even when the particular life form is not directly observable. They investigate how a satellite "sees" objects on the surface of Earth. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students develop an understanding of how the technology of remote sensing has expanded human abilities. Full Review »
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- 7th - 10th
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Students view, discuss, and compare different types of maps produced from remote sensing data. They use image processing software to analyze and enhance sea surface temperature maps. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students research coral reefs and remote sensing. They practice using remote sensing technology with coral reefs. They view images of coral reefs to have a wider knowledge of what they look like. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students determine what remote sensing is and what the types of remote sensing technology is available. They examine what satellites are able to see and how they work. They watch a PowerPoint presentation and conduct a research and writing activity. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students identify and define digital imagery and remote sensing. They describe the basic concepts of RS, such as reflectance and spectral layers and then, discuss the use of particular images. Students also research the included websites that illustrate RS images. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students identify and describe what a digital image is and what a pixel is. Then, they identify and interpret their awareness of the color spectrum and light transmission. Students also describe the value that reflectance has in photography including the different platforms for RS and DI. Finally, they describe the application of remote sensing to agriculture and define those terms related to RS. Full Review »
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