Texas A&M University

Spatial Sciences Laboratory

Remote Sensing Curriculum Module

 

Grade Levels: 6-12

 

TEKS1 Covered:          Grades 6-8 §112.22 - §112.24 Science

 

Grades 9-12 §112.44 Environmental Systems

 

Learning Goals:             To understand the basic concepts of remote sensing and its applications to solving complex environmental problems

 

Activity 1--- Introduction: What is remote sensing and why should I care?

 

Activity 2--- Powers of 10: That’s a lot of power!

 

Activity 3--- Scale: Test your skill

 

Activity 4--- Identification from above: Play I-Spy

 

 

Remote Sensing Websites

www.remotesensing.org

www.isprs.org

Other Related Websites:

www.noaa.gov

 

1TEKS = Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Science www.tea.state.tx.us/teks/

 

This site constructed and based upon materials prepared by Dr. Rusty Feagin, Dr. Sorin Popescu, Omar Harvey, Heather Miller, Alicia Rutledge, Brenda Jacklitsch, Carrie Miller, and Chen Yue at the Spatial Sciences Laboratory, Texas A&M University.