Taking Photos from Space Read-along ebook

Rane Anderson

Description

Landsat satellites orbit the Earth to get images. Learn how these images are made using heat. Then, find out how these cutting-edge satellites are helping save the planet! Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this Smithsonian Informational Text builds students' reading skills while engaging their curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world examples. It features a hands-on STEAM challenge that guides students through every step of the engineering design process and is perfect for makerspace activities. It makes STEAM career connections by providing a glimpse into the lives of real-life Smithsonian employees currently working in STEAM fields. Discover engineering innovations that solve real-world problems with this book that touches on all aspects of STEAM: Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Math!

Informations

• Publié par: Teacher Created Materials
• Date de parution: 02 juillet 2018
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781087629063
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 41 Mo

Extrait

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Taking
Photos
from
Space








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Table
of
Contents


Superhero
Vision

4


The
Big
Picture

6


Seeing
the
Problem

12


Failures

18


Algae
Blooms

22


The
Next
Generation

26


STEAM
Challenge

28


Glossary

30


Index

31


Career
Advice

32














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Superhero
Vision


Would
you
like
to
be
a
superhero
with
superhuman
vision
?

You
could
spot
a
disaster
from
miles
away
.

You
could
stop
a
forest
fire
.

You
could
put
an
end
to
starvation
and
drought
.

Well
,
you
might
not
be
a
superhero
.

But
you
could
still
do
all
those
things
with
the
help
of
a
series
of
satellites
called
Landsat
.


These
satellites
have
infrared
vision
.

That
means
they
can
see
heat
.

And
that
helps
them
see
things
that
humans
cannot
.

From
space
,
satellites
take
photos
of
Earth's
surface
.

Then
,
scientists
study
the
photos
.

They
compare
them
to
images
that
were
taken
weeks
,
months
,
or
even
years
before
.

They
look
for
signs
of
trouble
.

If
they
find
any
,
a
team
of
scientists
and
engineers
starts
brainstorming
ways
to
fix
it
.


Landsat
1
1972–1978


Landsat
2
1975–1982


Landsat
3
1978–1983


Landsat
4
1982–1993


Landsat
5
1984–2013


Landsat
6
1993


Landsat
7
1999–present



.

Landsat
8
2013–present


Landsat
9
2020/2021


This
drawing
shows
how
Landsat
7
takes
pictures
of
Earth
.