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