Satellites Above

WebQuest for Grades 3-5Using MY NASA DATA

IntroductionYou have been selected by the Random House National

Publication Company to assist NASA in the publication of a children’s book about satellites. Your design and content should be developed for teachers or parents to use with an audience of students in K-2nd grade. Once complete your book will be evaluated and reviewed according to the checklist located on the evaluation page. You may

chose to accept this assignment on your own or you may want to work within a design team to complete the task.

Your TaskCreate a book that contains information about at least five of NASA’s satellites.

Provide details about how satellites collect information and take measurements.

Make sure to give examples of the types of measurements and information that NASA’s satellites and satellite instruments collect.

Include graphics that provide visual illustrations of your content.

Include a glossary of important vocabulary words at the back of your book. Make sure all vocabulary words appear in bold letters within the content of your book.

Resources Elementary Students Landing Page :

https://mynasadata.larc.nasa.gov/elementary-students/

Satellite Explanations: http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/stories/what-is-a-satellite-k4.html

How Satellites Work: http://octopus.gma.org/surfing/satellites/index.html

Catalog of Earth Satellite Orbitshttp://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/OrbitsCatalog/

Data Sources Link : https://mynasadata.larc.nasa.gov/data-sources-2/

NASA Featured Images and Graphics : http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/index.html

Live Access Server (LAS) Link : http://mynasadata.larc.nasa.gov/live-access-server/

Content Questions

① Name and describe at least 5 NASA Satellites and the instruments they carry.

② What types of information (data) are each of the different satellites collecting or measuring?

③ How do satellites collect information (data) and make measurements?

④ What do satellites do with the information (data) once it has been collected and/or measured?

⑤ Identify and define the vocabulary words that you think your audience (K through 2nd grade) will need to be able to understand.

EvaluationItem Criteria Possible

PointsEarned Points

Satellites At least 5 described 20

How? Detail how satellites collect information and measurements for NASA.

20

What? Describes what types of information and measurements satellites collect.

20

Graphics Illustrations are given on each page.

20

Vocabulary

Vocabulary in bold within the content and has a glossary at end.

20

Total Points:

100

Taking it One Step Further

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So. . . . What happens to all of the information (data) that the satellites collect? Check out

the Live Access Server on MY NASA DATA (LAS).