Adapting to Change | Life from Above

In these activities, students will analyze the role of satellites in making informed conservation decisions. Examining the success story of a collaboration between geospatial scientists and local village leadership, students will have the opportunity to analyze, evaluate, and, reflect on their own community’s land use decisions. 

Students will watch documentary clips, identify central ideas and key details, and ask clarifying questions. Students will work in small groups to understand remote sensing. The culminating project reinforces understanding while prompting skills including communication, collaboration, creativity, and problem-solving. Several thematic concepts have been introduced in the lesson: sustainable practice, informed decision making, and proper land management. Students will use these concepts to develop tourist lodging prioritizing toward low impact and engineering marvel.