This site is directed towards 5th-8th grade teachers to provide them
with materials for teaching about changes on the Earth using
remote-sensing data from Landsat. The materials are structured according
to the 5 E's constructivist model: Engagement, Exploration, Explanation,
Extension, and Evaluation. This structure allows teachers to alter the
lessons according to their students' level. Lesson plans, worksheets,
glossary of terms, standards, and a list of resources to enhance the
lessons are provided. The website will be continuously updated over the
coming months,
as Landsat-7 satellite launch approaches. For more information, visit
the WWW site or contact: Carolyn J. Merry at <merry.1@osu.edu>.
THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTEGRATED GPS NETWORK (SCIGN) EDUCATION MODULE
http://scign.jpl.nasa.gov/learn/
This educational module was designed to allow high school and college
students to interactively explore the use of SCIGN and its data in
earthquake studies. It is divided into four major sections: Plate
Tectonics, Earthquakes, GPS, and Space Technology at Work. All of the
sections include background material and activities; the first three
sections focus primarily on introducing satellite technology and
tectonic phenomena, and the final section serves to integrate knowledge
learned in the first three by allowing students to use real SCIGN data
in their investigations into plate tectonics, earthquakes, and GPS.
Sponsored by NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Southern California
Earthquake Center, National Science Foundation, U.S. Geological Survey,
and W.M. Keck Foundation.
FUNDAMENTALS OF REMOTE SENSING TUTORIAL
http://www.ccrs.nrcan.gc.ca/ccrs/eduref/tutorial/tutore.html
The Canada Centre for Remote Sensing offers this tutorial on remote
sensing technology and its applications. This interactive module is
intended as an overview at a senior high school or early university
level and touches on physics, environmental sciences, mathematics,
computer sciences and geography.
The tutorial is structured as a course, with each section building on
the concepts introduced in the previous sections and chapters. The
numerous images and graphics, as well as interesting facts, help explain
and illustrate difficult concepts. Each chapter also includes several
questions and quizzes to test the reader's understanding of the subject
matter. These quizzes may serve as reviews of each chapter. Informative
and sometimes humorous facts in the "Did You Know?" pages are designed
to complement the associated section with anecdotes and examples of how
remote sensing is used throughout the world. For more information,
contact:
Christine Langham
Manager, Multimedia Publishing
Canada Centre for Remote Sensing
588 Booth Street
Ottawa, KIA 0Y7
Tel: 613 947 1315
Fax: 613 947 1385
E-mail:chris.langham@ccrs.nrcan.gc.ca
Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor (SeaWiFS) Project
A teachers=92 guide =93The Living Ocean=94 and SeaWiFS images are availab=
le at
http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEAWIFS.html
21-22 October 1998
NASA...ON THE CUTTING EDGE: OUR WATER PLANET FROM SPACE
Program 1: "Oceans in Motion!" Broadcast: October 21, 1998, 2-2:30 p.m.
EST
Program 2: "The Color of Oceans" Broadcast: October 22, 1998, 2-2:30
p.m. EST
For more information, contact: NASA... On the Cutting Edge, Teaching
>From Space Program, Oklahoma State University, 308-A, Watkins CITD
Building, Stillwater, OK 74078-8089; Phone: (405) 744-6784; E-mail:
edge@aesp.nasa.okstate.edu
13 November, 1998
Mission To Planet Earth Workshop
Space Center Houston, 1601 NASA Road One, Houston, TX 77058
November 13, 1998 - 8:30-3:30 p.m.
Grades 6-8
Receive NASA's Latest materials and find out what the experts say about
global warming, ozone depletion, the greenhouse efect, deforestation of
the rainforests, and much more! Use these materials to enhance units on
the atmosphere, climate, and geology. Each teacher will receive LOTS of
NASA information, classroom activities,
CDs, and other FREEBIES!! A tour of Johnson Space Center's Educator
Resource Center is included. Teachers receive a certification of
completion for six hours of professional development. Questions may be
referred to Laurie Murphy, Educational Program Specialist, 281-244-2147
or lmurphy@spacecenter.org.
6-10 December 1998 AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION (AGU) Fall Meeting, San
Francisco, California AGU offers a wide array of meeting programs for
its membership and other interested scientists and educators. AGU's
Spring and Fall Meetings are unique in their interdisciplinary
structure. Many meetings are cosponsored by other societies that wish to
offer their members the chance to participate in programs that bring
multidisciplinary attention to understanding the processes and structure
of the Earth, planets, and space. For more information, contact:
American Geophysical Union (AGU), 2000 Florida Avenue N.W., Washington,
DC 20009-1277 USA; Phone: (202) 462-6900, Toll Free: (800) 966-2481
(North America only); WWW: http://www.agu.org
10-12 March 1999
SATELLITES AND EDUCATION CONFERENCE XII
Conference includes presentations and workshops, for teachers at all
levels, on using environmental and communication satellite technology in
the classroom. For more information, contact: Nancy McIntyre, West
Chester University, 189 Schmucker Hall, West Chester, PA 19383; Phone:
(610) 436-2393; FAX: (610) 436-3045; E-mail:
nmcintyre@wcupa.edu; <http://144.26.13.136>.