< Remote Sensing

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.

9. Sum It Up: Engineering Share-Out

Learners present their recommendations about remote sensing devices.

Guiding Question

How can we share information about our remote sensing device design with others?

Activity Downloads

Activity Timing

10 MIN. Get Ready & Team Up

25 MIN. Engineering Share-Out

10 MIN. Reflect

45 MIN. TOTAL

Setup: Prep Time 40 min

Several Days in Advance.

  • Set up Space Screens and Materials Table
  • Invite community members.

*See Materials & Preparation in the Educator Guide linked above for full info.

21st Century Skills

  • Collaboration
  • Communication

Habits of Mind

  • See themselves as problem solvers.
  • Make evidence-based decisions.

Learners Will Do

  • Communicate design choices to others and support these with evidence.

Learners Will Know

  • Engineers have valuable knowledge to share about the problem they have solved.

Connecting Across Activities

  • Activity 8: Spread the Word: Last time, learners planned to share their designs at an Engineering Share-Out.
  • Activity 9: Sum It Up: Today, they have conversations about their designs and remote sensing.
  • Science Pathway: Next time, learners experience the science of this topic in the PLANETS Worlds Apart Science Pathway (optional).

Level Up

  • If your learners enjoyed this planetary engineering design challenge, they would also enjoy the Rover Observation and Discoveries in Space (ROADS) student challenges. Show your learners the NASA National Student Challenges weblink. (15 min to review weblink, 10-15 hours per challenge)