Description:
Students learn to interpret remotely-sensed images using an image that follows the Missouri River from just north of Blair, Nebraska to just south of Bellevue, Nebraska. Students are guided through the discovery of the significance of color on the image, the use of pixels as a location system, and how to use the software to measure distances. The students then do an independent study project relating to the present Missouri River, its history and/or the future. Student instruction sheets. a student answer sheet, and an assessment rubric are provided.

Organization:
Consortium for the Application of Space Data to Education, a partnership of three organizations:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
University of Nebraska-Omaha

URL:
http://ois.unomaha.edu/casde/casde/lessons/river/intro_moriverunit.htm

Contact:
Paul Clark
Office of Internet Studies
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Paul_Clark@unomaha.edu

or:

Neal Grandgenett
Co-Director, Office of Internet Studies
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Neal_Grandgenett@unomaha.edu
http://ois.unomaha.edu/casde/

Cost:
Free over the Internet

Education Level:
Grades 9-12

Subject:
Geography
Mapping
Remote Sensing
Topography

Resource Type:
Internet Site
Curriculum/Instructional Materials
 
 

Date Added to teachearth.com:
5/1/00