Deforestation Analysis with Earth Systems View Using Landsat

Provided by: My NASA Data |Published on: April 27, 2021

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In this lesson plan, students analyze imagery taken from NASA's Landsat satellite, a time-lapse video of deforestation, and a global land cover map to identify the different causes of deforestation.

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Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences

Authors: My NASA Data

Region: Global

Languages: English

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Students will use evidence from recorded data imagery to represent and discuss the factors contributing to deforestation and the role that humans play in global deforestation rates.
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Additional Prerequisites

Students should be familiar with the terms biosphere, atmosphere, land cover, and deforestation.

Differentiation

Students can complete this activity individually or in groups.
If students have access to devices, they can complete the graphic organizer digitally in Google Slides. There is also a PDF version for printing.
Students can further explore the root causes of deforestation related to human activity and brainstorm solutions at various levels (individual, community, state, national, and global).
Students can respond to the videos in a written response or group discussion.
For further exploration, check out the nifty Global Forest Watch Interactive Map.

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