Linking NASA

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Mission Geography

• Linking NASA the Geography Standards
• http//missiongeography.org

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Workshop

• Introduce Mission Geographys mission
• Model ___ investigations
• Geoarchaeology (Grades 5-8)
• Physical and Human Made Features (Grades K-4)
• Volcanoes (Grades 5-8)
• ENSO (Grades 9-12)
• Introduce Mission Geography OnLine
• Your feedback

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Geography for Life

• A vision of what geography education should be

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A geographically informed person

• who sees meaning in the arrangement of things in
  space

Can you identify London, Amsterdam, Rome,
Moscow, and Berlin?
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A geographically informed person

• Who sees relations between

people
places
environments
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A geographically informed person

• Who uses geographic skills

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A geographically informed person

• And who applies spatial and ecological
  perspectives to life situations.

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NASAs Education Program Evaluation Framework
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Mission Geography

• Curriculum support materials that link the
  content, skills, and perspectives of Geography
  for Life with NASAs missions and scientific
  findings.
• Three grade levels K-4, 5-8, 9-12,
• Available on one CD-ROM, and
• Supported by a website
• http//missiongeography.org

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Mission Geography

• Use NASA research, data, and images
• To drive activities,
• To develop key geographic skills, e.g., pattern
  recognition and map interpretation and analysis,
  and
• To model the work of NASA scientists and the
  methods they use to conduct research.

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Mission Geography

• Ultimate goal
• To excite and educate learners about geography,
  about NASAs research and missions, and about the
  world in which they live.

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Mission Geography

• Development Process
• Using the best teachers, scientists, geographers,
  NASA education specialists, and geography
  educators to create meaningful activities

The Review and Critique Team Along with some of
the Writing Team
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Mission Geography

• Subject matter focus
• Seeing the World in Spatial Terms
• Physical Systems
• Environment and Society

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Mission Geography
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Mission Geography

• Module Fundamentals
• Must teach interesting and meaningful geography
• Must model geographic thinking and problem
  solving
• Must engage students in real world contexts and
  problems.

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Module Components

• Module Overview
• Linked to math, science, technology Standards
• Investigations
• Linked in detail to geography Standards
• Teachers Guide
• Suggested strategies, background, answers
• Student Logs and Supporting Materials
• Everything needed for the investigation

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Review Critique Workshop
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Field Tests and Workshops

• Field tests of revised materials by a variety of
  teachers
• Feedback obtained at workshops
• NCGE, NCSS, NSTA
• Summer 2001 Dissemination and professional
  development workshops
• Alliance teachers, science teachers, AESPers

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Mission Geography

• Modeling activities

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Natural Hazards

• Volcanoes Local hazard, global issue?
• NASA Detecting change in Earth systems through
  monitoring signals.
• What role does volcanism play in the Earth
  system?
• Images
• Data

Aerosols (atmosphere)
Hazard zones (lithosphere/biosphere)
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Mission Geography Module

• Phase 1 Skill building and subject matter
  mastery.
• Case study of effects of volcanic eruption on
  Earth system, by sphere
• Investigation to clarify effects of volcanic
  eruption on different subsystems
• Image analysis to compare effects before/after
• Develop concepts related to areal extent of
  damage buffer zone analysis

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Mission Geography Module

• More skill building and subject matter mastery
• Case study of effects of volcanic aerosols on
  Earth system through three signal sensors
  photographs from Space Shuttle, TOMS, AVHRR
• Profile correlate temperature and aerosol index
  to determine relationship

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Mission Geography Module

• Phase 3 Problem solving task.
• Problem Where is it safe to fly? Monitoring
  regions with aerosol hazards
• Collect TOMS data.
• Map it.
• Develop a systematic categorization of world
  regions in which there is a potential hazard
  from volcanic ash and other aerosols.

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Before the Eruption
May 1980 Landsat Infrared
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After the Eruption
June 1980 Landsat Infrared
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Pumice Plain
pumice
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Mount St Helens Today
December 1999 Landsat 7 True color