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Worksheet - The quizzes
Subjects: Geography, English, Sciences.
Overview: By looking for answers to the quiz, students will travel in the whole module. They will be introduced to the usefulness of remote sensing in management and maintenance of Earth resources. They will appreciate the beauty of the world as seen from space. Through concrete facts and examples, they will understand how satellites images can be applied to get a better understanding of the dynamic nature of environmental processes as well as the impact of human activities on the environment.
Materials: An internet access to the tutorial A World of Images.
Time needed: One/two school lesson(s).
To download/to check out:
- Teacher's instructions.
- The Air quiz, the Land quiz and the Water quiz to be printed or modified for use in class (~8 MB .rtf files).
- The solutions (12 MB .rtf file) to the quizzes.
- Online quizzes.
Overview: By looking for answers to the quiz, students will travel in the whole module. They will be introduced to the usefulness of remote sensing in management and maintenance of Earth resources. They will appreciate the beauty of the world as seen from space. Through concrete facts and examples, they will understand how satellites images can be applied to get a better understanding of the dynamic nature of environmental processes as well as the impact of human activities on the environment.
Materials: An internet access to the tutorial A World of Images.
Time needed: One/two school lesson(s).
To download/to check out:
- Teacher's instructions.
- The Air quiz, the Land quiz and the Water quiz to be printed or modified for use in class (~8 MB .rtf files).
- The solutions (12 MB .rtf file) to the quizzes.
- Online quizzes.
Activity - What's your favourite image?
Subjects: Geography, English, Sciences.
Overview: In this lesson, students will choose their favourite image in this module. They will read and understand the information given along the chosen image. They will create a 2-slides powerpoint and present their image in front of the class. Through the presented images, they will understand the usefulness of remote sensing.
Materials: An internet access to the tutorial A World of Images.
Time needed: One/two school lesson(s).
To download/to check out:
- Teacher's instructions.
- Worksheet with instructions to be printed or modified for use in class (5 MB .rtf file).
Overview: In this lesson, students will choose their favourite image in this module. They will read and understand the information given along the chosen image. They will create a 2-slides powerpoint and present their image in front of the class. Through the presented images, they will understand the usefulness of remote sensing.
Materials: An internet access to the tutorial A World of Images.
Time needed: One/two school lesson(s).
To download/to check out:
- Teacher's instructions.
- Worksheet with instructions to be printed or modified for use in class (5 MB .rtf file).
Worksheet - Dealing with global warming in Bangladesh
Subjects: Geography, English, Sciences, Current events.
Overview: In this lesson, students will learn about climate change and its effects, focusing on sea level rise and its consequences for a country. They will read, understand and summarize a recent news article. Through specific examples, they will understand the usefulness of remote sensing.
Materials: An internet access to the tutorial A World of Images
+ The article Country expands despite global warming (24 MB .rtf file).
Time needed: One/two school lesson(s).
To download/to check out:
- Teacher's instructions.
- Article to be printed or modified for use in class (24 MB .rtf file).
Overview: In this lesson, students will learn about climate change and its effects, focusing on sea level rise and its consequences for a country. They will read, understand and summarize a recent news article. Through specific examples, they will understand the usefulness of remote sensing.
Materials: An internet access to the tutorial A World of Images
+ The article Country expands despite global warming (24 MB .rtf file).
Time needed: One/two school lesson(s).
To download/to check out:
- Teacher's instructions.
- Article to be printed or modified for use in class (24 MB .rtf file).
To learn about Earth observation and satellite images
Tutorials, worksheets - Eduspace website
Subjects: Geography, Science.
Overview: The website aims to give to the youth of Europe a portal to space applications and in particular to a wide-spread visibility of Earth Observation as co-ordinated by the European Space Agency (ESA) and its European and National Partners. The website is being developed under the umbrella of EURISY and offers to teachers and students of secondary school in Europe means to bring Earth Observation into the classroom.
Materials: An internet access to the Eduspace website (available in French, Dutch, English, Danish, Spanish, Portuguese, German and Italian).
Source: Eduspace.
Overview: The website aims to give to the youth of Europe a portal to space applications and in particular to a wide-spread visibility of Earth Observation as co-ordinated by the European Space Agency (ESA) and its European and National Partners. The website is being developed under the umbrella of EURISY and offers to teachers and students of secondary school in Europe means to bring Earth Observation into the classroom.
Materials: An internet access to the Eduspace website (available in French, Dutch, English, Danish, Spanish, Portuguese, German and Italian).
Source: Eduspace.
Tutorial - EOEdu website
Subjects: Geography, Science.
Overview: An educational website to discover satellite Earth Observation. The website is divided into 6 parts: Introducing remote sensing (a tutorial explaining the basis of remote sensing, data acquisition, image processing, radar and GIS), Applications (a list of projects and applications based on Earth observation techniques), Satellites and sensors (a list of satellites and sensors, with detailled explanation on wheather satellites and interpretation of cloud images), Teacher's corner (a list of educative resources and news), Links and Glossary.
Materials: An internet access to the EOEdu website (available in English, French and Dutch).
Source: EOEdu © Belgian Science Policy. All rights reserved.
Overview: An educational website to discover satellite Earth Observation. The website is divided into 6 parts: Introducing remote sensing (a tutorial explaining the basis of remote sensing, data acquisition, image processing, radar and GIS), Applications (a list of projects and applications based on Earth observation techniques), Satellites and sensors (a list of satellites and sensors, with detailled explanation on wheather satellites and interpretation of cloud images), Teacher's corner (a list of educative resources and news), Links and Glossary.
Materials: An internet access to the EOEdu website (available in English, French and Dutch).
Source: EOEdu © Belgian Science Policy. All rights reserved.
Tutorials, worksheets - Outreach material from the Canada Center for Remote Sensing
Subjects: Geography, Science.
Overview: A selection of tutorials about Fundamentals of remote sensing, Digital images and digital analysis techniques, Satellite data reception, Radar remote sensing, polarimetry and stereoscopy and an Image interpretation quiz .
Materials: An internet access to the website (available in English and French).
Source: Natural Resources Canada/CCRS.
Overview: A selection of tutorials about Fundamentals of remote sensing, Digital images and digital analysis techniques, Satellite data reception, Radar remote sensing, polarimetry and stereoscopy and an Image interpretation quiz .
Materials: An internet access to the website (available in English and French).
Source: Natural Resources Canada/CCRS.
Worksheets - Earth Observation in the classroom
Subjects: Geography, Physics, Chemistry.
Overview: A set of 5 fiches demonstrating the usefulness of remote sensing to be used in the science curricula: Introduction to remote sensing, Calculating cyclones' speed, Mapping floods, Monitoring photosynthesis and Tracking oil spills.
Materials: An internet access to the fiches (available in French and Dutch).
Time needed: One to five school lesson(s).
To download/to check out: Teacher instructions.
Source: EOEdu © Belgian Science Policy. All rights reserved.
Overview: A set of 5 fiches demonstrating the usefulness of remote sensing to be used in the science curricula: Introduction to remote sensing, Calculating cyclones' speed, Mapping floods, Monitoring photosynthesis and Tracking oil spills.
Materials: An internet access to the fiches (available in French and Dutch).
Time needed: One to five school lesson(s).
To download/to check out: Teacher instructions.
Source: EOEdu © Belgian Science Policy. All rights reserved.
Worksheets - BeoBase exercises
Subjects: Geography, Sciences.
Overview: A set of fiches and exercises which are the paper version of exercises inserted into BEO Interactive, the image treatment program of the CD-ROM BEO (Belgian Earth Observation). The exercises inside BeoBase are intended for pupils of the last degree of the secondary. They allow to approach the basic principles of remote sensing and the properties of satellite images. BeoBase is composed of five chapters: Satellites, Satellite images, Resolution, Data, True colours/False colours. 12 questions are to be answered individually or by teams, answers are provided at the end of document.
Materials: An internet access to the fiches/exercises (available in French and Dutch).
Time needed: One to five school lesson(s).
To download/to check out: Teacher instructions.
Source: EOEdu © Belgian Science Policy. All rights reserved.
Overview: A set of fiches and exercises which are the paper version of exercises inserted into BEO Interactive, the image treatment program of the CD-ROM BEO (Belgian Earth Observation). The exercises inside BeoBase are intended for pupils of the last degree of the secondary. They allow to approach the basic principles of remote sensing and the properties of satellite images. BeoBase is composed of five chapters: Satellites, Satellite images, Resolution, Data, True colours/False colours. 12 questions are to be answered individually or by teams, answers are provided at the end of document.
Materials: An internet access to the fiches/exercises (available in French and Dutch).
Time needed: One to five school lesson(s).
To download/to check out: Teacher instructions.
Source: EOEdu © Belgian Science Policy. All rights reserved.
Worksheets - Explore the facets of the Earth: Air, Ice, Water and Land
Subjects: Geography, English, Sciences, Current events.
Overview: Explore the facets of the Earth Observing System (EOS) NASA project with these informative, eye-catching posters. Each poster takes a specific topic ranging from ice sheets to volcanoes and explains what NASA scientists are doing to understand that topic. Colorful and instructional satellite images, graphs, and pictures complement the fact-filled information making the posters ideal for the classroom.
Materials: An internet access to the NASA posters and relatetd worksheets.
Time needed: One to four school lesson(s).
Teacher's instructions: The series of posters and powerpoint versions of the posters can dowloaded from here.
Black/white worksheets include information on the back of each poster broken down into 8 1/2 x 11 sections. They are in PDF format (248 KB) and can be downloaded for classroom use: Air, Ice, Water and Land. Every worksheet can be used on its own.
Source: NASA/GSFC.
Overview: Explore the facets of the Earth Observing System (EOS) NASA project with these informative, eye-catching posters. Each poster takes a specific topic ranging from ice sheets to volcanoes and explains what NASA scientists are doing to understand that topic. Colorful and instructional satellite images, graphs, and pictures complement the fact-filled information making the posters ideal for the classroom.
Materials: An internet access to the NASA posters and relatetd worksheets.
Time needed: One to four school lesson(s).
Teacher's instructions: The series of posters and powerpoint versions of the posters can dowloaded from here.
Black/white worksheets include information on the back of each poster broken down into 8 1/2 x 11 sections. They are in PDF format (248 KB) and can be downloaded for classroom use: Air, Ice, Water and Land. Every worksheet can be used on its own.
Source: NASA/GSFC.
Worksheet - What can we learn from satellite images?
Subjects: Geography, Economics, Current events.
Overview: Students will look at maps and satellite images to see how various settled parts of the Earth have changed over the past few decades. They will then draw maps of their hometown, showing how it might have looked in satellite images in the 1970s and today. This will probably require some research into their town's recent history.
Materials: A computer with Internet access + A map of students' hometown.
Time needed: Three/four school lessons.
To download/to check out: Teacher's instructions.
Source: © 1998-2008 National Geographic Society. All rights reserved.
Overview: Students will look at maps and satellite images to see how various settled parts of the Earth have changed over the past few decades. They will then draw maps of their hometown, showing how it might have looked in satellite images in the 1970s and today. This will probably require some research into their town's recent history.
Materials: A computer with Internet access + A map of students' hometown.
Time needed: Three/four school lessons.
To download/to check out: Teacher's instructions.
Source: © 1998-2008 National Geographic Society. All rights reserved.
Activity - Where in the world is this?
Subjects: Geography, English, Sciences.
Overview: The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth hosts the most complete online collection of astronaut photographs of the Earth from 1961 through the present. Students will search in the collection of astronaut photos of Earth. They will try to locate the images from the Where in the world quiz.
Materials: An internet access to The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth.
Time needed: One school lesson.
Teacher's instructions: Have the students go through this collection of images and videos collected by astronauts on the International Space Station from 2000 to 2003.
The students then choose a location in the world. Let them go to The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth page and search for a nice astronaut photo of the chosen place. They can make a short presentation about their image in front of the class.
Let the students go in twos through the image quiz. If needed, they can always click on the title "Where in the world is this?" to skip and go to the next image.
Source: The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth (NASA).
Overview: The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth hosts the most complete online collection of astronaut photographs of the Earth from 1961 through the present. Students will search in the collection of astronaut photos of Earth. They will try to locate the images from the Where in the world quiz.
Materials: An internet access to The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth.
Time needed: One school lesson.
Teacher's instructions: Have the students go through this collection of images and videos collected by astronauts on the International Space Station from 2000 to 2003.
The students then choose a location in the world. Let them go to The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth page and search for a nice astronaut photo of the chosen place. They can make a short presentation about their image in front of the class.
Let the students go in twos through the image quiz. If needed, they can always click on the title "Where in the world is this?" to skip and go to the next image.
Source: The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth (NASA).
Activity - Using the Europe capitals game in the classroom
Subjects: Geography, English, Sciences.
Overview: The goal of this game is to position correctly and precisely all the capital names on the satellite map of Europe. For every correctly placed capital the user gets to see a Proba 1 or Spot 5 image of that city.
Materials: An internet access to the online game (available in English, French and Dutch) and an atlas.
Time needed: One school lesson.
To download/to check out: Teacher's instructions + solution to the game.
Source: EOEdu © Belgian Science Policy. All rights reserved.
Overview: The goal of this game is to position correctly and precisely all the capital names on the satellite map of Europe. For every correctly placed capital the user gets to see a Proba 1 or Spot 5 image of that city.
Materials: An internet access to the online game (available in English, French and Dutch) and an atlas.
Time needed: One school lesson.
To download/to check out: Teacher's instructions + solution to the game.
Source: EOEdu © Belgian Science Policy. All rights reserved.
Activities and worksheets - Meteorology: An educator's resource for inquiry-based learning
Subjects: Geography, English, Sciences.
Overview: An educator's resource for inquiry-based learning for grades 5-9. This publication enhances the understanding of meteorology by beginning with basic and essential parameters of weather and then moving through mind-engaging interactions with complex meteorological systems. Students will build and use weather instruments, they will collect weather information and combine it with existing information about cloud systems. They can then apply their knowledge to predict weather systems.
Materials: See Meteorology guide for teachers (6 MB .pdf file).
Time needed: One or more school lesson(s).
To download/to check out: Meteorology guide for teachers (6 MB .pdf file).
Source: NASA Langley Research Center.
Overview: An educator's resource for inquiry-based learning for grades 5-9. This publication enhances the understanding of meteorology by beginning with basic and essential parameters of weather and then moving through mind-engaging interactions with complex meteorological systems. Students will build and use weather instruments, they will collect weather information and combine it with existing information about cloud systems. They can then apply their knowledge to predict weather systems.
Materials: See Meteorology guide for teachers (6 MB .pdf file).
Time needed: One or more school lesson(s).
To download/to check out: Meteorology guide for teachers (6 MB .pdf file).
Source: NASA Langley Research Center.
Several activities - Where on Earth? Become a geography detective!
Subjects: Geography, English, Sciences.
Overview: Students are invited to embark upon a geographical adventure with MISR's Mystery Image Quizzes. These puzzles are designed to inspire understanding of the physical, biological and human processes that influence our home planet and cover topics from Archaeology to Zoology. Several resources for discovering and revealing the meaning of image features may help new geographical detectives to solve the challenging quiz questions.
Materials: A computer with Internet access.
Time needed: One/two school lesson(s).
To download/to check out: Teacher's instructions and list of available quizzes.
Source: © 1996-2006 NASA/JPL.
Overview: Students are invited to embark upon a geographical adventure with MISR's Mystery Image Quizzes. These puzzles are designed to inspire understanding of the physical, biological and human processes that influence our home planet and cover topics from Archaeology to Zoology. Several resources for discovering and revealing the meaning of image features may help new geographical detectives to solve the challenging quiz questions.
Materials: A computer with Internet access.
Time needed: One/two school lesson(s).
To download/to check out: Teacher's instructions and list of available quizzes.
Source: © 1996-2006 NASA/JPL.
Worksheet - Introduction to maps
Subjects: Geography, English.
Overview: Students are briefly introduced to several types of maps that are used for different purposes. Students get an understanding of the variety of map types and that different maps are used for different purposes. They learn that maps are interpretations of the world, not actual representations. The type of interpretation determines its use. They learn about basic map elements such as scale, key, and cardinal directions, latitude and longitude.
Materials: See teacher' instructions.
Time needed: One school lesson.
To download/to check out: Teacher's instructions.
Source: Windows to the Universe. All rights reserved.
Overview: Students are briefly introduced to several types of maps that are used for different purposes. Students get an understanding of the variety of map types and that different maps are used for different purposes. They learn that maps are interpretations of the world, not actual representations. The type of interpretation determines its use. They learn about basic map elements such as scale, key, and cardinal directions, latitude and longitude.
Materials: See teacher' instructions.
Time needed: One school lesson.
To download/to check out: Teacher's instructions.
Source: Windows to the Universe. All rights reserved.
Worksheet - Mapping ancient coastlines
Subjects: Geography, English.
Overview: Students explore bathymetric contour lines and sea level change. First they draw the location of ancient coastlines onto a bathymetric contour map. Then they interpret a graph to understand how sea level has changed. They end up mapping ancient coastlines using their understanding of contour lines and their interpretation of the sea level graph.
Materials: See teacher' instructions.
Time needed: One school lesson.
To download/to check out: Teacher's instructions.
Source: Windows to the Universe. All rights reserved.
Overview: Students explore bathymetric contour lines and sea level change. First they draw the location of ancient coastlines onto a bathymetric contour map. Then they interpret a graph to understand how sea level has changed. They end up mapping ancient coastlines using their understanding of contour lines and their interpretation of the sea level graph.
Materials: See teacher' instructions.
Time needed: One school lesson.
To download/to check out: Teacher's instructions.
Source: Windows to the Universe. All rights reserved.
Activity - The land plan challenge
Subjects: Geography, English.
Overview: In this classroom activity students use maps to plan towns, being conscious of water resources, and then learn how their town fits into the larger community. Students will learn that planning a town requires group decision-making. They will understand what services and resources a town needs and that land planning to protect water resources is important. They will realize that land planning is most effective over a large area and with the cooperation of many communities.
Materials: See teacher' instructions.
Time needed: One school lesson.
To download/to check out: Teacher's instructions.
Source: Windows to the Universe. All rights reserved.
Overview: In this classroom activity students use maps to plan towns, being conscious of water resources, and then learn how their town fits into the larger community. Students will learn that planning a town requires group decision-making. They will understand what services and resources a town needs and that land planning to protect water resources is important. They will realize that land planning is most effective over a large area and with the cooperation of many communities.
Materials: See teacher' instructions.
Time needed: One school lesson.
To download/to check out: Teacher's instructions.
Source: Windows to the Universe. All rights reserved.
Worksheet - Glaciers: now and then
Subjects: Geography, English, Sciences.
Overview: Students compare photographs of glaciers to observe how Alaskan glaciers have changed over the last century. In this activity, students will understand how alpine glaciers have changed rapidly over the past century, which are the possible reasons for glacier retreat over long and short periods of time and what are the possible impacts of global glacier retreat.
Materials: See teacher' instructions.
Time needed: One school lesson.
To download/to check out: Teacher's instructions.
Source: Windows to the Universe. All rights reserved.
Overview: Students compare photographs of glaciers to observe how Alaskan glaciers have changed over the last century. In this activity, students will understand how alpine glaciers have changed rapidly over the past century, which are the possible reasons for glacier retreat over long and short periods of time and what are the possible impacts of global glacier retreat.
Materials: See teacher' instructions.
Time needed: One school lesson.
To download/to check out: Teacher's instructions.
Source: Windows to the Universe. All rights reserved.
Worksheet - Perception of place
Subjects: Geography, Social studies, Theater/Arts.
Overview: This lesson asks students to consider the question of how and why people perceive places in different ways. For example, there are a variety of reasons why one person might think New York City is the greatest place on Earth while another person thinks it's the worst. Students will write paragraphs describing their perceptions of a specified place and compare notes to see the variety of ideas and feelings toward this place.
Materials: A computer with Internet access + A map of Jerusalem + Writing materials.
Time needed: Four/Five school lessons.
To download/to check out: Teacher's instructions.
Source: © 1998-2008 National Geographic Society. All rights reserved.
Overview: This lesson asks students to consider the question of how and why people perceive places in different ways. For example, there are a variety of reasons why one person might think New York City is the greatest place on Earth while another person thinks it's the worst. Students will write paragraphs describing their perceptions of a specified place and compare notes to see the variety of ideas and feelings toward this place.
Materials: A computer with Internet access + A map of Jerusalem + Writing materials.
Time needed: Four/Five school lessons.
To download/to check out: Teacher's instructions.
Source: © 1998-2008 National Geographic Society. All rights reserved.
Other related class activities
Worksheet - Climate and CO2: Analyzing their relationship
Subjects: Geography, Environmental studies, Sciences.
Overview: In this lesson, students will speculate on various scenarios of future world climates if the greenhouse effect increases.
Materials: A computer with Internet access + Wall map of the world + Pencils, pens, or markers + Climate map + Graph paper.
Time needed: Ten/twelve school lessons.
To download/to check out: Teacher's instructions.
Source: © 1998-2008 National Geographic Society. All rights reserved.
Overview: In this lesson, students will speculate on various scenarios of future world climates if the greenhouse effect increases.
Materials: A computer with Internet access + Wall map of the world + Pencils, pens, or markers + Climate map + Graph paper.
Time needed: Ten/twelve school lessons.
To download/to check out: Teacher's instructions.
Source: © 1998-2008 National Geographic Society. All rights reserved.
Worksheet - Using the carbon cycle interactive game in the classroom
Subjects: Geography, English, Sciences.
Overview: Through an online game, students learn how carbon cycles through Earth system. They understand that carbon cycles naturally through living and non-living parts of the Earth system in a complex and non-linear way, that burning fossil fuels adds carbon to the cycle and what is the impact of additional carbon dioxide on global warming. Students also learn that carbon is essential for living things.
Materials: See teacher' instructions.
Time needed: One school lesson.
To download/to check out: Teacher's instructions.
Source: Windows to the Universe. All rights reserved.
Overview: Through an online game, students learn how carbon cycles through Earth system. They understand that carbon cycles naturally through living and non-living parts of the Earth system in a complex and non-linear way, that burning fossil fuels adds carbon to the cycle and what is the impact of additional carbon dioxide on global warming. Students also learn that carbon is essential for living things.
Materials: See teacher' instructions.
Time needed: One school lesson.
To download/to check out: Teacher's instructions.
Source: Windows to the Universe. All rights reserved.
Worksheet - The difference between weather and climate
Subjects: Geography, English, Sciences.
Overview: Interpreting local weather data and understanding the relationship between weather and climate are important first steps to understanding larger-scale global climate changes. In this activity, students will collect weather data over several days or weeks, graph temperature data, and compare the temperature data collected with averaged climate data where they live.
Materials: See teacher' instructions.
Time needed: One school lesson.
To download/to check out: Teacher's instructions (2 MB .pdf file).
Source: Windows to the Universe. All rights reserved.
Overview: Interpreting local weather data and understanding the relationship between weather and climate are important first steps to understanding larger-scale global climate changes. In this activity, students will collect weather data over several days or weeks, graph temperature data, and compare the temperature data collected with averaged climate data where they live.
Materials: See teacher' instructions.
Time needed: One school lesson.
To download/to check out: Teacher's instructions (2 MB .pdf file).
Source: Windows to the Universe. All rights reserved.
Worksheet - Estuaries: Finding the balance
Subjects: Geography, Economics, Biology.
Overview: One of the growing debates of the 21st century is how to help the earth sustain the economic growth, expansion, and pressure we are exerting on its natural resources. This lesson will examine the conflict between development and the environment, and the attempts for a sound compromise. Using estuaries as a case study, students will be encouraged to consider the interaction between environmental and economic demands, and to seek a balance that will protect both the estuarine habitat and economic growth.
Materials: A computer with Internet access + Wall map of the world + Blank Xpeditions outline map + Writing and drawing materials.
Time needed: Two/three school lessons.
To download/to check out: Teacher's instructions.
Source: © 1998-2008 National Geographic Society. All rights reserved.
Overview: One of the growing debates of the 21st century is how to help the earth sustain the economic growth, expansion, and pressure we are exerting on its natural resources. This lesson will examine the conflict between development and the environment, and the attempts for a sound compromise. Using estuaries as a case study, students will be encouraged to consider the interaction between environmental and economic demands, and to seek a balance that will protect both the estuarine habitat and economic growth.
Materials: A computer with Internet access + Wall map of the world + Blank Xpeditions outline map + Writing and drawing materials.
Time needed: Two/three school lessons.
To download/to check out: Teacher's instructions.
Source: © 1998-2008 National Geographic Society. All rights reserved.
Activity - Model a moving glacier
Subjects: Geography, English, Physics.
Overview: Students make a model of glacier motion and then design an experiment to figure out what effects the speed of a glacier.. In this hands-on inquiry activity students will learn how alpine (valley) glaciers move and which factors influences their movement. Students will construct a simple model of a glacier. They will make a hypothesis and test it. They will interpret data and present findings.
Materials: See teacher' instructions.
Time needed: Two/three school lessons.
To download/to check out: Teacher's instructions.
Source: Windows to the Universe. All rights reserved.
Overview: Students make a model of glacier motion and then design an experiment to figure out what effects the speed of a glacier.. In this hands-on inquiry activity students will learn how alpine (valley) glaciers move and which factors influences their movement. Students will construct a simple model of a glacier. They will make a hypothesis and test it. They will interpret data and present findings.
Materials: See teacher' instructions.
Time needed: Two/three school lessons.
To download/to check out: Teacher's instructions.
Source: Windows to the Universe. All rights reserved.
Activity - Using current event articles in the science classroom
Subjects: Geography, English, Sciences.
Overview: This activity contains various ideas for using current event articles in your classroom. Students will see that that the science they are studying is real and relevant in their world. Students will learn to communicate more effectively about science.
Materials: See teacher' instructions.
Time needed: One school lesson.
To download/to check out: Teacher's instructions.
Source: Windows to the Universe. All rights reserved.
Overview: This activity contains various ideas for using current event articles in your classroom. Students will see that that the science they are studying is real and relevant in their world. Students will learn to communicate more effectively about science.
Materials: See teacher' instructions.
Time needed: One school lesson.
To download/to check out: Teacher's instructions.
Source: Windows to the Universe. All rights reserved.
