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Science

CONTEXT SETTING

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

ACTIVITIES

  • 1. Technology Stories: Sharing Experiences
  • 2. The Lay of the Land: Introducing Landforms
  • 3. Red Planet Places: Exploring Landforms on Mars
  • 4. Shape Up: Introducing Topography
  • 5. Cliffs and Craters: Exploring Topography on Mars
  • 6. Beyond the Rainbow: Introducing Spectroscopy
  • 7. Hidden Minerals: Using Spectroscopy to Understand Mars
  • 8. Destination Mars: Choosing a Landing Site and Preparing for the Science Share-Out
  • 9. Sum It Up: Science Share-Out

Engineering

CONTEXT SETTING

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

ACTIVITIES

  • 1. Technology Stories: Sharing Experiences ENG
  • 2. Lighten Up! Investigating Light
  • 3. Looking Beyond: Portable Light Redirection
  • 4. Hide and Seek: Finding Minerals
  • 5. Taking Shape: Finding the Shape of the Land
  • 6. Put It Together: Creating a Remote Sensing Device
  • 7. The Final Test: Improving a Remote Sensing Device
  • 8. Spread the Word: Preparing for the Engineering Share-Out
  • 9. Sum It Up: Engineering Share-Out

At Home & STEM Night

ACTIVITIES

  • STEM Night Activity: Exploring Light
  • Remote Sensing @ Home

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Remote Sensing Quick Links and More Resources

Quick Links

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    Arizona Adverse Childhood Experiences Resource Library

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    NASA Spin-off Technologies

  • 3

    James Webb Space Telescope

  • 4

    Learn About Mars with NASA

  • 5

    Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

  • 6

    Make a Moon Crater with JPL

  • 7

    Current Mars Orbiters

  • 8

    USGS TopoView Website

  • 9

    NASA Science Activation Network’s eClips Videos

  • 10

    Rippin’ the Rainbow a New One

  • 11

    Mars Facts

  • 12

    Learn About Mars with Wikipedia

  • 13

    NASA Identifies Candidate Regions for Landing on Moon

  • 14

    Learn About the Curiosity Rover

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    Mars Probe Landing Ellipses

  • 16

    NASA National Student Challenges Weblink

More Resources

  • 1
    Remote Sensing Unit at a Glance PDF 774.41 KB
  • 2
    Remote Sensing Learning Progressions PDF 4.41 MB 
  • 3
    Remote Sensing Back Pocket Activity Essentials PDF 1.35 MB 
  • 4
    Remote Sensing Tips for Interactivity PDF 735.68 KB 
  • 5
    Remote Sensing Vocabulary PDF 636.19 KB 
  • 6
    Developing 21st Century Skills PDF 1.52 MB 

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