Real World: NASA and a Dinosaur Named Dakota
Learn how remote sensing is used to help paleontologists identify where fossils may be found. See how the discovery of a hadrosaur has enabled scientists to further their research on dinosaurs.
Background Information
Grades 6 through 8
- NASA A Beam of LITE: 25 Years of Earth-observing Lidar in Space
- NASA Dinosaur Footprints at NASA Goddard Take Another Step
- NASA Intro to LIDAR - 2D Version
- NASA Landsat
- NASA Landsat Overview
- NASA LIDAR -- What Is It?
- NASA Landsat Science Dinosaur GPS
- Smithsonian "Dakota" the Hadrosaur Makes Her Debut
Activities
Grades 6 through 8