During this activity students will be introduced to a brief theoretical explanation of what remote sensing is followed by practical demonstrations of its potential including: land-use changes and urban sprawl, identific
The best way to appreciate the size of our solar system and the size of the planets is by creating a scaled model of them that shows how far from the sun the eight planets are located (scaled distance). Students will have the opportunity to make these estimates and attribute their findings inside (using digital mapping tools) and outside the classroom (experimentation). Thus, if the sun has the size of your school, where is the earth placed inside your city?
Students will build an understanding and define potential impacts of sea level rise in their community and beyond, by measuring sea surface topography and communicating data and observations. Elevation data and overlay procedures will be introduced along with time-lapse representations for different sea-level
During this scenario, students will become familiar with the use of satellite data to characterize the spatiotemporal distribution of anthropogenic disturbances to the physical environment and the ecosystems.
Route finding is one of the most common problems in spatial modelling and geosciences overall. Optimal route planning, distribution networks and navigation are some aspects that are covered in our daily life based on optimal pathfinding algorithms.
Rigorous selection of a landing site for a Martian rover plays a crucial role in the success of the mission because it guides the rover to a location on Mars where the science objectives can be best achieved. Selecting
During this activity students learn how the innovative engineering of photovoltaics enables us to transform the sun’s energy into electricity using photovoltaic panels.
This scenario involves different Applied Geometry concepts (angles and orientation, congruent triangles) and Topographic Maps representations (elevation and contour lines) in order to
Students will be exposed to the principles of trilateration (Geometry and Physics) and its application to the most modern way of finding your location (2D and 3D intersection points, coordinates and estimates uncertainty). Students will simulate the principles of the GPS using an interactive map in order to locate their position using a number of fictional satellites.