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| Event Details |
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12/07/2006 |
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| A View from the Top: Looking at Earth from Space |
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Target Audience:
Students
Grade Level:
K-4,5-8,9-12
Event Focus :
K-4
NASA scientists study images of Earth taken from space. What can be seen from space and what can we learn from these pictures?
5-8, 9-12
NASA scientists study images of Earth taken from space from geographic and scientific points of view. What can we learn by studying Earth imagery?
Description:
Many of us have marveled at the beautiful photographs of the Earth taken from the Space Shuttle and International Space Station. NASA collects data relating to climate change, weather events, pollution, and land use using Earth Observation Satellites. Join NASA's Digital Learning Network as we work together to develop interpretive skills and learn how to look at space-based photography the same way Earth observation scientists do at NASA.
Instructional Objectives:
Engage | The learner will share prior knowledge about methods of Earth observation, how satellites work, and geographical features on Earth. | Explore | The learner will gain knowledge about how satellites retrieve information through remote sensing and the benefits of observing Earth from space. | Explain | The learner will discover how information gathered by satellites can help scientists observe and predict various events on Earth, such as precipitation, urban development, natural pollution, and uncovering lost ancient civilizations. | Elaborate | The learner will demonstrate their understanding by explaining how satellites are used in many careers, such as archaeology, weather forecasting, architecture and urban development. | Evaluate | The learner will demonstrate their understanding of the benefits of Earth-observing satellites by participating in NASA-sponsored activities recommended by the Education Specialist, such as EarthKAM.
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| Sequence of Events |
Pre-Conference Activities: |
The items below are previews of the activities only. For the complete module and event information, please see the Complete Educator Guide link for each grade level. Grade K-4
"The Adventures of Amelia the Pigeon" Amelia the Pigeon uses aerial photography to focus on the benefits of a bird’s eye view. Throughout the interactive adventure portion of the website, aerial and satellite imagery are used to demonstrate the advances of remote sensing. Select one or more of the lessons from the Amelia the Pigeon links found at the IMAGERS website to use before the videoconference. Link to interactive story: http://science.hq.nasa.gov/kids/imagers/amelia/index.html Link to teachers’ guide for K-2 and 3-4 lessons: http://science.hq.nasa.gov/kids/imagers/amelia/teachersguide/index.html + Complete Educator Guide for K-4
Grade 5-8
"EarthKAM Land Forms" Activity:
Students will use interpretive skills to explore how color, shapes, and patterns allow them to interpret images from space.
+ Complete Educator Guide for 5-8 Grade 9-12
"Change in Perspective" Activity:
Students will view various objects from different
perspectives.
"EarthKAM Land Forms" Activity:
Students will use interpretive skills to explore how color, shapes, and patterns allow them to interpret images from space.
+ Complete Educator Guide for 9-12 Prior to the event, students should take the pre-event assessment quiz. Click the link below for the on-line quiz for grade 5-8. Quizzes for grade K-4 and 9-12 are available in the Complete Educator Guide (not available as on-line quiz).
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+ On-line pre-event assessment quiz
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Videoconference Activities: |
| During the video conference, students will interact with a NASA Education Specialist as they learn about imagery collected from the International Space Station, a permanent platform for remote sensing. Students will discover how NASA's investigation of the imagery reveals facts about our own planet and its processes, in addition to how NASA collects data relating to climate change, weather events, pollution, and urban development using Earth Observation Satellites. |
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Post-Conference Activities: |
Following to the event, students should take the post-event assessment quiz. Below is a link for the on-line quiz for grade 5-8. Quizzes for grade K-4 and 9-12 are available in the Complete Educator Guide (not available as on-line quiz). |
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+ On-line post-event assessment quiz
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| Standards |
NOTE: The following standards are abbreviated for the 5-8 module. Due to the longevitiy of standard descriptions, expected student behaviors are listed in the Educator Guide. Standards and expected student behaviors for grades K-4 and 9-12 can be found in the appropriate Educator Guide. Content Standard D: Earth and Space Science
Structure of the earth system (5-8)
Students’ study of Earth's history provides some evidence about co-evolution of the planet's main features—the distribution of land and sea, features of the crust, the composition of the atmosphere, global climate, and populations of living organisms in the biosphere. Through direct observation and satellite images, students should be able to conclude that Earth has unique features that distinguish it from other planets in the solar system.
National Science Education Standards (NSES) Content Standard F: Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
Populations, Resources, and Environment (5-8)
Students learn about a population, its culture, its environmental surroundings, and risks from technologies resulting in environmental degradation through observation of lithographs of Earth taken from space. Analysis of lithographs will allow students to develop inference skills about the people who inhabit a particular area of Earth and learn about how technology and science can provide both positive and negative consequences on a society and its environment.
Content Standard: Science and Technology (5-8) The science and technology standards establish connections between the natural and designed worlds and provide students with opportunities to develop decision-making abilities. As a complement to the abilities developed in the science as inquiry standards, these standards call for students to develop abilities to identify and state a problem, design a solution—including a cost and risk-and-benefit analysis—implement a solution, and evaluate the solution. Science as inquiry is parallel to technology as design. Both standards emphasize student development of abilities and understanding. National Geography Standards
Standard 4: The Physical and Human Characteristics of Places (5-8)
This standard covers how different physical processes shape places, how different human groups alter places in distinctive ways, and the role of technology in shaping the characteristics of places.
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