Steve's Presentation
MSSGC Teacher Conference
January 26, 2007
Mission Geography:
Looking at Our Earth from
Space
Steve Culivan
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John C. Stennis Space Center sculivan@aesp.nasa.okstate.edu
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Exploration: Then and Now...
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The NASA Vision:
To improve life here,
To extend life there,
To find life beyond.
The NASA Mission:
To understand and protect our home planet,
To explore the universe and search for life,
To inspire the next generation of explorers
…as only NASA can.
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NASA Website www.nasa.gov
Our Place In Space
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You Are Here
Local Galaxy Cluster
(as theorized by astronomers)
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You Are Here
The Milky Way Galaxy
(as theorized by astronomers)
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You Are Here
Our Solar System re (U
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You Are Here
The Planet Earth
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You Are Here
The Planet Earth
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Mission Geography:
A NASA Curriculum Product
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Geography:
QuickTime™ and a
TIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor
“Science and math with a lot more trees”
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NASA Mission Geography
Components
(pdf format)
• Modules and Investigations:
Linked to math, geography, science, technology standards
• Teacher’s Guide:
Suggested strategies, background, answers
• Student Logs and
Supporting Materials:
Everything needed for the investigation
QuickTime™ and a
TIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor are needed to see this picture.
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Why Explore Space?
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Perspective
(noun) - the appearance of objects to an observer allowing for the effect of their distance from the observer…
(what we see depends on where we are)
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What’s Your Perspective?
What can you see?
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What’s Your Perspective?
Launch Tower
Space Shuttle
Smoke
Birds
What can you see?
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What’s Your Perspective?
What can you see?
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What’s Your Perspective?
Launch Tower
Ocean
Space Shuttle
Roads
Cars
Jet Planes
What can you see?
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What’s Your Perspective?
What can you see?
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What’s Your Perspective?
Launch Tower
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean
Florida
Bahama Islands
What can you see?
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What’s Your Perspective?
What can you see?
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What’s Your Perspective?
Launch Tower
Earth
Cloud Patterns
Pacific Ocean
South America
Atlantic Ocean
Space
Antarctica
What can you see?
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What Did You See?
Ground Air Orbit space shuttle space shuttle Gulf jet planes ocean
Space
Earth launch tower launch tower launch tower launch tower birds roads smoke cars
Florida Pacific Ocean
Bahama Is S. America
Atlantic Atlantic Ocean space
Antarctic cloud patterns
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Which Perspective is Better?
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Mission Geography:
Putting the Pieces
Together
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U. S. at Night
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World at Night
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Similar Features
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Where Would You Go?
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Where Would You Go?
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Where Would You Go?
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Where Would You Go?
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Where Would You Go?
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Where Would You Go?
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“What is happening to the Aral Sea?”
Investigation
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“What is happening to the Aral Sea?”
Investigation
QuickTime™ and a
TIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor are needed to see this picture.
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What is happening to the Aral Sea?
Investigation
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What are the Effects of El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO)?
Investigation
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El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO)
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El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO)???
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Additional Resources
Google Earth: http://earth.google.com/
QuickTi me™ and a
NASA World Wind (PC only): are needed to see this picture.
http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/
“Geography From Space” Video
NASA CORE: http://education.nasa.gov/edprograms/core/home/index.html
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