Sky Sensing

Table of Contents

Cart Logistics
Materials and Props
Content Check-out

Activities
Activity #1: Carbon Cycle
Activity #2: Spectroscopy
Activity #3: Remote Sensing
Activity #4: Build A Satellite

Background Information
General Background Information
  • Carbon
  • Climate Change
  • Communication Traps
  • Climate Change Solutions
  • Climate Change Pitfalls
Background Info for Activity #1: Carbon Cycle
  • Carbon Sinks
  • The Fast Carbon Cycle
  • The Slow Carbon Cycle
  • Anthropogenic Sources of Carbon
  • Units of Measuring Carbon
Background Info for Activity #2: Spectroscopy
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electromagnetic Frequency
  • Light
  • Generating Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Sources of Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Reflection and Absorption
  • Atomic Spectroscopy
  • Molecular Spectrscopy
Background Info for Activity #3: Remote Sensing
  • Remote Sensing
  • Active Vs Passive
  • Active Carbon Sensing
  • Satellites
  • Geostationary Vs Polar Orbiting
  • Earth Now
  • Other Kinds of Remote Sensing
Background Info for Activity #4: Build a Satellite
  • Parts of a Satellite
  • Maneuvering
  • Power Supply
  • Thermal Controls
  • Communications Devices
  • OCO-2 and ASCENDS
  • NASA Missions

Additional Resources and Credits
Helpful Websites
Science Standards
Credits
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Table of Contents

Cart Logistics

  • Materials and Props
  • Content Check-out

Activities

  • Activity 1: Carbon Cycles
  • Activity 2: Spectroscopy
  • Activity 3: Remote Sensing
  • Activity 4: Build A Satellite

Background Information

  • General Background Information
  • Background for Activity #1: Carbon Cycles
  • Background for Activity #2: Spectroscopy
  • Background for Activity #3: Remote Sensing
  • Background for Activity #4: Build a Satellite
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