NASA CONNECT Hidden Treasures: Landscape Archaeology

Author:

NASA's Center for Distance Learning

Subject:

Mathematics and Statistics, Science and Technology

Institution Name:

NASA

Collection:

NASA CONNECT

Grade Level:

Primary, Secondary

Abstract:

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 to discover the environmental and archaeological effects left by ancient cultures. Students will see how archaeologists use the math concepts of coordinate geometry and powerful geographic information system (GIS) software to solve current world problems by investigating clues from the past. Grades 6-8.

Languages:

English

Material Type:

Primary Source, Teaching and Learning Strategies, Other

Media Format:

Graphics/Photos, Text/HTML, Video

Technical Requirements:

Internet connection, Quicktime Player for streaming

Conditions of Use:

Custom License
NASA CONNECT is a production of the NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA. All Rights Reserved. Broadcast and off-air rights are unlimited and are granted in perpetuity with the following stipulations: NASA CONNECT shall not be used for commercial purposes; used, in whole or in part, to endorse a commercial product; stored, in whole or in part, in a commercial database; altered electronically, mechanically, or photographically without the expressed and prior written permission of NASA.This publication is in the public domain and is not protected by copyright. Permission is not required for duplication.