Remote Sensing Learners & Families
Check out these resources, adapted from the Remote Sensing Science and Engineering Curriculum. It is intended for you and family members to explore at home.
Engineer a remote sensing device and learn more about light with the Remote Sensing At Home Activity!
Translatable Glossaries
Learn more about Remote Sensing from NASA:
Check out videos about remote sensing made by the PLANETS team:
- Remote Sensing (video)
- Using Light to See Around Obstacles
- Using Light to Measure Distance
- Using Light to Map Surfaces
- The Electromagnetic Spectrum
- How We Use Spectroscopy to Learn About Other Planets
- How Light is Used in Remote Sensing
- Using Light to Find Out What Things are Made of
- Why do Scientists Need to Measure Infrared Light?
Want to hear directly from planetary scientists? Check out our Ask a Planetary Scientist Series:
- Mars 2020 Interview with Alicia
- Mars 2020 Interview with Ken
- Osiris Rex with Cristina
- Mars 2020 Interview with Ryan
- Can you See Mercury Right Now?
- What is PLANETS?
- Hurricanes, Atmospheres, and Weather in Space
- Perseverance Interview with Robin
- Why do we send rovers instead of people with Ryan and Elise
- Is there water on Mars with Ryan and Sarah
- Perseverance Interview with Ken
- Water in the solar system
- Do we need sunscreen in space?
- Why is dust dangerous?
- Interview with the Scientists behind the Water in the Solar System Cards
Check out other cool videos made by other NASA and space science groups:
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Did You Know Facts
Did You Know?
- NASA uses lasers to collect many types of data. LiDAR can measure the height of landforms on planets, but the Curiosity and Perseverance rovers on Mars use lasers to vaporize tiny bits of rocks. The light from the resulting spark tells what the rocks are made of.
Check out some of the materials your learner may be using in their out of school time program!
