EXPLORE three
key components for creating a mission plan including: variables that
affect selection of the aircraft, outside factors that affect mission
planning, and the components of a flight plan.
Break the students into groups and provide them with the title
of one of the following activities to investigate that will help plan
the mission, e.g., each group will investigate one area and eventually
share their findings with the rest of the class.
Teacher notes:
- Teaching time for each activity: Dedicate one class period for the
groups to complete their exploration. The "Plan to fly there"
activity may take a little longer than the other two activities, so
you will want to plan accordingly.
- The information from all of the above activities is directly related
to the knowledge students need to develop in order to select the appropriate
aircraft for their mission. If you have time, you may want to schedule
these activities so that all of the students participate in all of
the activities, e.g., run an activity a day for three days.
- Another option: If you don't have enough time to conduct all of
the activities, select only one activity for the entire class and
then use a discussion to prompt student thinking about the concepts
presented in the other two activities
Circulate around to the groups and ask questions about
why it is important to know the information in
this activity to plan an airborne remote sensing mission.
Prompt each group to present the
result of their investigation to the class. Develop a strategy where
the observing students assess and provide feedback about each group's
presentation.
Debrief presentations making sure
that all students can address each type of question explored during
this activity.
