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Grade 5 Science · World 2: Earth Watchers · Level 13
Flood Maps and Satellites
Use GIS flood maps and satellite and infrared images to predict and track change.
Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.
What children learn in Level 13
- A GIS map is a computer map built from layers of data, like land height, rivers, and streets.
- Flood maps show where water is likely to go. Planners use them to decide where to build. This town is made up.
- Satellites photograph Earth from space. Pictures taken years apart show how coasts and rivers change.
- Infrared images show heat. They can reveal hot lava at night, and the tops of storm clouds.
Georgia Standards of Excellence in Science:
- S5E1.c — Ask questions to obtain information on how technology is used to limit and/or predict the impact of constructive and destructive processes. (Clarification statement: Examples could include seismological studies, flood forecasting (GIS maps), engineering/construction methods and materials, and infrared/satellite imagery.)