In this two-part activity, students will learn about the process of open pit mining using Google Earth and a 360
virtual mine tour.
In this STEM Pro Live!, you’ll hear from Maricopa County GIS Officer David Moss about how GIS works, how valuable it can be to businesses, and how he and his team use GIS to help government agency’s make decisions –like where to build new fire departments, how to prepare for emergency situations, and how to alleviate traffic jams.
Next time you go out on a hike, bring this activity along with you!
When your phone tells you where you are, it may actually be listening to signals from satellites high up in space.
We talk about three cutting-edge CubesSat missions, MarCO, Near-Earth Asteroid Scout, and Lunar Flashlight, and how this satellite technology evolved from university laboratories to deep space.
In this activity, explore your own neighborhood through Google Earth to discover what we can learn from satellite images