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Geometry of Exploration: Eyes Over Mars Lesson PlanGeometry of Exploration: Eyes Over Mars Lesson Plan
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Geometry of Exploration: Eyes Over Mars

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Students research how engineers and scientists generate linear and angular measurements with geometry to survey the Earth and Mars. They assess how geometric shapes affect navigation. A surveyor comes to the classroom and explains how he surveys locations to describe the techniques he uses to show how geometry and math are used in surveying.

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geometric shapes, shapes, surveying

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geometric shapes, mars global surveyor, surveying, math
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Grade
4th - 8th
Subjects
Math
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For Teacher Use
Duration
3 days
Instructional Strategy
Inquiry-Based Learning

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