This interactive website engages children in a story-based scenario that emphasizes concepts of remote sensing and how NASA scientists use satellite imagery to better understand the Earth's environmental changes. The story features a pigeon named Amelia and is set in New York City. Amelia's owner, a young girl named Maria, receives a gift from her grandfather-a camera specially designed for strapping on to a pigeon along with copies of old photographs taken of New York City landmarks. Suddenly, Amelia's flights around the city take on new relevance; she visits the Bronx Zoo, Central Park and Battery Park to take updated pictures of those same landmarks from her "birds-eye" perspective. Through Amelia's adventures, and with some help from a NASA scientist, Maria learns about the history of aerial images, the use of images to detect changes over time, the significance of color, texture and shape in interpreting those images, and the importance of images taken from today's NASA satellites to our understanding of Earth. The story is set in New York City, chosen for its size, diversity and the visibility of prominent features in satellite imagery.
Record ID:
nw-000-000-003-505
First Name:
Liz
Last Name:
Burck
Primary Email:
Language:
en-US
Institution Name:
IGES
Resource Published Date:
Tuesday, December 30, 1969 - 19:00
Description:
SMD Forum Primary:
Earth Science
Audience:
Educator and learner
Format:
text/html
Mission Or Program:
Landsat/LDCM
Access Restrictions:
Free access
Learning Time:
30 to 45 minutes
Materials Cost:
Free
Individual or Group:
Instructional Strategies:
Identifying similarities and differences
Benchmarks:
http://asn.jesandco.org/resources/S2366291
http://asn.jesandco.org/resources/S2365907
http://asn.jesandco.org/resources/S2365816
Contributor:
NASA GSFC
National Science Education Standards:
False
Math Standards:
False
Technology Standards:
False
Geography Standards:
False
Topics Subjects:
Educational Level:
Resource Type:
Learning Time Comment:
URL:
http://science.hq.nasa.gov/kids/imagers/amelia/index.html
Image Url:
nw-000-000-003-505.jpg