NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Target: Grades 6-8

Length: 30 minutes

Internet: http://connect.larc.nasa.gov   ⇒

In NASA CONNECT™: Landscape Archaeology: Hidden Treasures, students will learn how researchers and scientists use data collected through remote sensing to study hidden features on the Earth's surface and from ancient cultures. Students will see how archaeologists use the math concepts of coordinate geometry and powerful GIS software to solve current world problems by investigating at clues from the past. By conducting inquiry-based and web activities, students will make connections between NASA research and the mathematics, science, and technology they learn in their classrooms.

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