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How to Teach These Units

Take a little time to prepare and get ready to teach. The pages linked below give you an easy-to-follow checklist and resources that get you prepared for facilitating PLANETS activities.

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Remote Sensing All Downloads

Out-of-School Time Practitioner Guide

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Practical Guide (PDF) 3.0 MB
Promoting STEM Learning: A Practical Guide for Out-of-School-Time Professionals provides practical strategies and guidance for OST professionals.

Ready, S.E.T., Go! (Science and Engineering)

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Phase Cards and EDP Example for Ready, S.E.T., Go! (PDF) 0.5 MB
Check your materials list and calculate how much you will need for your group.
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Our Ideas Poster – Ready, S.E.T., Go! – Blank Printable Copy (PDF) 4.0 MB
This file provides a template for creating a concept and vocabulary poster during the Science Activities.
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Our Ideas Poster – Ready, S.E.T., Go! – Examples (PDF) 9.0 MB
This file provides examples meant to give an educator ideas when working with students to generate a concept and vocabulary poster during the Science Activities.

Science

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Science Educator Guide (PDF) 8.9 MB
This guide explains each of the Science Activities in this unit.
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Science Notebook (PDF) 2.0 MB
Learners record information in this Notebook as they complete Science Activities.
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Science Materials Calculator (XLSX) 0.5 MB
Check your materials list and calculate how much you will need for your group.
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Our Ideas Poster – Remote Sensing of Mars – Blank Printable Copy (PDF) 8.0 MB
This file provides a template for creating a concept and vocabulary poster during the Science Activities.
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Our Ideas Poster – Remote Sensing of Mars – Examples (PDF) 9.0 MB
This file provides examples meant to give an educator ideas when working with students to generate a concept and vocabulary poster during the Science Activities.
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Activity 2 Landforms Handout (PDF) 2.0 MB
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Activity 3 Landforms on Mars Data Packet (PDF) 2.0 MB
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Activity 3 Landing Site Ovals (PDF) 0.8 MB
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Activity 3 Landforms on Mars Data Packet Level Up (PDF) 5.0 MB

Note: This Level Up could also be used in Activity 8
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Activity 4 Topography Template (PDF) 0.1 MB
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Activity 5 Landing Site Topography Data Packet (PDF) 1.0 MB
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Activity 5 Landing Site Topography Data Packet Level Up (PDF) 2.0 MB
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Activity 7 Mineral Station Signs with Level Up (PDF) 0.1 MB
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Activity 7 Mineral Fingerprints Handout (PDF) 6.0 MB
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Activity 7 Mineral Spectroscopy Data Packet (PDF) 4.0 MB
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Activity 7 Mineral Spectroscopy Data Packet Level Up (PDF) 5.0 MB
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Remote Sensing Science Translatable Glossary (DOCX) 1.0 MB
This glossary has a copy of key vocabulary words, and has been designed to be easily translatable with language translation tools.
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Remote Sensing Science End of Unit Share Out Invitation (PDF) 0.2 MB
This flyer is to invite family and community members to join the Share Out.
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Remote Sensing Science Family Connections (PDF) 0.2 MB
This flyer is to encourage family and community connections and discussions throughout the unit.

Engineering

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Engineering Educator Guide (PDF) 8.7 MB
This guide explains each of the Engineering Activities in this unit.
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Engineering Notebook (PDF) 2.0 MB
Learners record information in this Notebook as they complete Engineering Activities.
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Engineering Materials Calculator (XLSX) 0.4 MB
Check your materials list and calculate how much you will need for your group.
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Our Ideas Poster – Remote Sensing Engineering – Blank Printable Copy (PDF) 2.0 MB
This file provides a template for creating a concept and vocabulary poster during the Engineering Activities.
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Our Ideas Poster – Remote Sensing Engineering – Examples (PDF) 3.0 MB
This file provides examples meant to give an educator ideas when working with students to generate a concept and vocabulary poster during the Engineering Activities.
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For Engineering Activity 4 – Test Sites (PDF) 0.7 MB
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For Engineering Activity 6 – Mineral Paper (PDF) 6.0 MB
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Remote Sensing Engineering Translatable Glossary (DOCX) 3.0 MB
This glossary has a copy of key vocabulary words, and has been designed to be easily translatable with language translation tools.
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Remote Sensing Engineering End of Unit Share Out Invitation (PDF) 0.4 MB This flyer is to invite family and community members to join the Share Out.
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Remote Sensing Engineering Family Connections (PDF) 0.2 MB This flyer is to encourage family and community connections and discussions throughout the unit.

Remote Sensing Videos Index Page

This is an index of the video files used throughout our Remote Sensing curriculum.

Accessible Versions of Resources

Audio Files

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All Audio Files (ZIP) 49.8 MB
Audio files used in the Remote Sensing Science Pathway.
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Remote Sensing Audio File Webpages Index Page
Webpages for each card that are designed to be text to speech and are also translatable.

BLV / Translatable

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Screen Reader Accessible Materials Calculator for Science (XLSX) 1.0 MB
Excel sheet that can help calculate materials needed for different sizes of groups.
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Screen Reader Accessible Materials Calculator for Engineering (XLSX) 1.0 MB
Excel sheet that can help calculate materials needed for different sizes of groups.

Posters

The following files are screen reader accessible versions of Our Ideas Poster templates and examples designed to provide better access for blind educators. We recommend using these slides as a guide for blind and low vision educators and printing out the PDFs for sighted learners.

BLV / Tactile

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Remote Sensing Tactile Graphics (PDF) 23.0 MB
Created by the United States Geological Survey for the PLANETS Remote Sensing curriculum to be used with swell-form tactile graphics machines. For more details about their use, please refer to the PLANETS Remote Sensing Educator Guide.

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Science

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Additional Resources

How to Teach These Units

Remote Sensing All Downloads

Out-of-School Time Practitioner Guide

Ready, S.E.T., Go! (Science and Engineering)

Science

Engineering

Remote Sensing Videos Index Page

Accessible Versions of Resources

Audio Files

BLV / Translatable

Posters

BLV / Tactile

Units

Additional Learning

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