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6.2 Outline of Curriculum Modules

Viewing Earth from Space

Unit 1 Going to Space from Earth
1.1 History of Piloted Space Exploration
1.2 Shuttle/Piloted Platform
Unit 2 Looking at Images of Space
2.1 Familiar Places and Patterns
2.2 Viewing Images of Weather
Unit 3 Accessing Images from Space
3.1 Introduction to KidSat Data System
3.2 KidSat NIH Image Tutorial
3.3 Annotating KidSat Images
Unit 4 Introduction to Mission Operations
4.1 Orbital Mechanics
4.2 Communications
4.3 What Can We See from Space?
4.4 Student Mission Operations Center
4.5 Pre-Mission Relations
4.6 Mission Public Relations

The Impact of Water on Earth

Unit 1 Weather
1.1 Investigating Weather
1.2 What Can Clouds Tell Us?
1.3 Clouds and Land Investigation
1.4 Clouds and Storm Systems
1.5 Weather around the World
Unit 2 Landscapes
2.1 Landforms Shaped by Water 1
2.2 Landforms Shaped by Water 2
2.3 Namib Desert Investigations
Unit 3 Ice and Glaciers
3.1 Ice on Land
3.2 Fractals in Ice and Snow
Unit 4 Ecosystems
4.1 Biomes from Space

Explorations

Unit 1 Image Explorations
1.1 Far Out, Man!
Unit 2 Water and Land Explorations
2.1 The Properties of Water--Relating to Water Color
2.2 Oceanographic Feathers and Sun Glint
2.3 Exploring Islands
2.4 Waterworld--Great Floods of 1993
Unit 3 Math Explorations
3.1 Properties, Scale, and Measurement
3.2 Positions and Speed
3.3 Percent

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