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Aerial Imagery

This activity (on page 2 of the PDF) is a full inquiry investigation into aerial imagery. Learners will use the internet to gather free aerial imagery of nearby points of interest (or use laminated images prepped by educator). Then, they will imagine they are traveling in a spaceship to visit Earth for the first time and explore how their view changes as they approach Earthï¿½ï¿½_s surface. Relates to linked video, DragonflyTV GPS: Earthquakes....

Keywords:: Social Sciences, Human Impact, NSDL, Ecology, Physics, Atmosphere, General, Earth System Science, Resolution, Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics, Science and Society, Life Science, Communicating Results, Mathematics, Anthropology, Aerial, Size and Scale, Computing and Information, Engineering, Weather and Climate, Earthquakes, Biosphere, Zoom, Education, Magnification, Civil Engineering, Satellites and Spacecraft, Biological Science, Imagery, Conducting Investigations, Earth Structure, Information and Communication, Atmospheric Science, Space Science, Map, Altitude, Forestry and Agriculture, Technology and Society, About Inquiry, Geoscience, Satellite, Technology and the Environment, Oceanography, Data Collection, Gathering Data, General Science, Technology, Impacts of Technology, Oceans and Water, Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, Features, Probes, Formulating Explanations

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Science and Technology / Agriculture and Environmental Sciences

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Material Type:: Simulation
Date Added to MERLOT:: July 27, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:: August 30, 2017
Authors:: National Science Foundation
Twin Cities Public Television
Twin Cities Public Television, Inc.
Submitter:: Barbra Bied Sperling