Curated OER
Explore Point of View Through Aerial Photography
Read the story Amelia the Pigeon and discuss perspective. Since Amelia is a pigeon with a bird's eye view, use aerial photography to enhance your learners' understanding. Have fun connecting art and literature while talking about...
Curated OER
Aerial Photography
Eleventh graders compare the artistic values of Terry Evans' photography with LandSAT images and other images made for purely scientific, government and commercial purposes. They consider the artistic choices made in aerial photography.
Curated OER
A VIEW FROM THE TOP
Students explore the idea of aerial photography through the story of Amelia the Pigeon. They view an actual aerial photograph of their school or home, and then write a story describing what Amelia would see if she flew over their school...
Curated OER
From a Distance
Students think about their neighborhood and get a mental picture of their community. They then interpret aerial photography, learning how to use shapes and patterns to describe urban, suburban and rural communities.
Other
Zoom Earth: Aerial and Satellite Images
Type in the location you are searching for, and satellite imagery will produce an aerial map for you. Helps students better understand these concepts by providing a visual for them.
NASA
Nasa: Aerial Photography: The Adventures of Amelia the Pigeon
An animated adventure story, developed by NASA, that helps children understand earth science concepts by using satellite photography and other types of aerial photographs to identify physical features on the surface of the earth. Teaches...
NASA
Nasa: Our Earth as Art
These breathtaking aerial shots (taken from Landsat 7) show you the true beauty of the world we live on.