Ground Truth Studies - A hands-on environmental science program for students, grades K-12The paper discusses the background and the objectives of the Ground Truth Studies (GTSs), an activity-based teaching program which integrates local environmental studies with global change topics, utilizing remotely sensed earth imagery. Special attention is given to the five key concepts around which the GTS programs are organized, the pilot program, the initial pilot study evaluation, and the GTS Handbook. The GTS Handbook contains a primer on global change and remote sensing, aerial and satellite images, student activities, glossary, and an appendix of reference material. Also described is a K-12 teacher training model. International participation in the program is to be initiated during the 1992-1993 school year.
Document ID
19920073185
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Katzenberger, John (Aspen Global Change Institute CO, United States)
Chappell, Charles R. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)