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NFB Space School - Astrogeology (Ages 12-14)

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This playlist is comprised of segments from NFB Space School and is designed to demonstrate how astronauts train in complex geology on Earth in order to be able to identify scientific discoveries on Mars. Pour visionner cette sélection en français, cliquez ici. Films in This Playlist Include What is Astrogeology? Impact! Asteroids, Meteors & Comets What is an Impact Effects of an Impact Rocks That Talk Types of Rocks Rocks in the Field Rocks in the Lab Remote Sensing & Ground Truthing Blueprint of a Planet Layers of the Earth Plate Tectonics Comparing Earth to Other Planets The Future of …

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NFB Space School - Astrogeology (Ages 12-14)

This playlist is comprised of segments from NFB Space School and is designed to demonstrate how astronauts train in complex geology on Earth in order to be able to identify scientific discoveries on Mars.

Pour visionner cette sélection en français, cliquez ici.

Films in This Playlist Include
What is Astrogeology?
Impact!
Asteroids, Meteors & Comets
What is an Impact
Effects of an Impact
Rocks That Talk
Types of Rocks
Rocks in the Field
Rocks in the Lab
Remote Sensing & Ground Truthing
Blueprint of a Planet
Layers of the Earth
Plate Tectonics
Comparing Earth to Other Planets
The Future of Exploration
Evidence of Water
Search for Life
Extracting Resources
Canadian Contribution

Playlist

  • NFB Space School - Astrogeology - Lesson 1 - Introduction
    NFB Space School - Astrogeology - Lesson 1 - Introduction
    Scott Simpson 2014 1 min
    Host Jeremie Saunders introduces us to Astro-Geology (Lesson 1).
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  • NFB Space School - Astrogeology - Lesson 1 - Chapter 1 - What Is Astrogeology?
    NFB Space School - Astrogeology - Lesson 1 - Chapter 1 - What Is Astrogeology?
    Scott Simpson 2014 4 min
    Describes the discipline of Astro-geology, why astronauts study geology, and how Devon Island prepares astronauts for space exploration.
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  • NFB Space School - Astrogeology - Lesson 2 - Impact!
    NFB Space School - Astrogeology - Lesson 2 - Impact!
    Scott Simpson 2014 56 s
    Host Jeremie Saunders introduces us to Lesson 2.
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  • NFB Space School - Astrogeology - Lesson 2 - Chapter 1 - Asteroids, Meteors & Comets
    NFB Space School - Astrogeology - Lesson 2 - Chapter 1 - Asteroids, Meteors & Comets
    Scott Simpson 2014 3 min
    Definitions and comparisons between asteroids, meteors and comets.
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  • NFB Space School - Astrogeology - Lesson 2 - Chapter 2 - What Is an Impact?
    NFB Space School - Astrogeology - Lesson 2 - Chapter 2 - What Is an Impact?
    Scott Simpson 2014 5 min
    Describes an impact event through its various stages using Devon Island as a point of reference.
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  • NFB Space School - Astrogeology - Lesson 2 - Chapter 3 - Effects of an Impact
    NFB Space School - Astrogeology - Lesson 2 - Chapter 3 - Effects of an Impact
    Scott Simpson 2014 3 min
    The effects of impacts on the Earth over time.
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  • NFB Space School - Astrogeology - Lesson 3 - Rocks that Talk
    NFB Space School - Astrogeology - Lesson 3 - Rocks that Talk
    Scott Simpson 2014 45 s
    Host Jeremie Saunders introduces us to Lesson 3.
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  • NFB Space School - Astrogeology - Lesson 3 - Chapter 1 - Types of Rocks
    NFB Space School - Astrogeology - Lesson 3 - Chapter 1 - Types of Rocks
    Scott Simpson 2014 5 min
    Classification of rocks and minerals.
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  • NFB Space School - Astrogeology - Lesson 3 - Chapter 2 - Rocks in the Field
    NFB Space School - Astrogeology - Lesson 3 - Chapter 2 - Rocks in the Field
    Scott Simpson 2014 5 min
    Methods and procedures used to study rocks in the field.
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  • NFB Space School - Astrogeology - Lesson 3 - Chapter 3 - Rocks in the Lab
    NFB Space School - Astrogeology - Lesson 3 - Chapter 3 - Rocks in the Lab
    Scott Simpson 2014 5 min
    Methods and procedures used to study rocks in the laboratory.
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  • NFB Space School - Astrogeology - Lesson 3 - Chapter 4 - Remote Sensing & Ground Truthing
    NFB Space School - Astrogeology - Lesson 3 - Chapter 4 - Remote Sensing & Ground Truthing
    Scott Simpson 2014 3 min
    Remote Sensing and Ground Truthing. Procedures and technologies used to study celestial bodies.
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  • NFB Space School - Astrogeology - Lesson 4 - Blueprint of a Planet
    NFB Space School - Astrogeology - Lesson 4 - Blueprint of a Planet
    Scott Simpson 2014 41 s
    Host Jeremie Saunders introduces us to Lesson 4.
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  • NFB Space School - Astrogeology - Lesson 4 - Chapter 1 - Layers of the Earth
    NFB Space School - Astrogeology - Lesson 4 - Chapter 1 - Layers of the Earth
    Scott Simpson 2014 4 min
    Layers of the Earth. Describes the structure (layers) of the Earth and how impact craters allow us to study this.
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  • NFB Space School - Astrogeology - Lesson 4 - Chapter 2 - Plate Tectonics
    NFB Space School - Astrogeology - Lesson 4 - Chapter 2 - Plate Tectonics
    Scott Simpson 2014 2 min
    Plate Tectonics. Describes plate tectonics and how the geology of the Earth is in constant motion.
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  • NFB Space School - Astrogeology - Lesson 4 - Chapter 3 - Comparing Earth to Other Planets
    NFB Space School - Astrogeology - Lesson 4 - Chapter 3 - Comparing Earth to Other Planets
    Scott Simpson 2014 3 min
    Comparing Earth to Other Planets. Comparing the surface conditions of Earth to the moon, Mars and Venus.
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  • NFB Space School - Astrogeology - Lesson 5 - The Future of Exploration
    NFB Space School - Astrogeology - Lesson 5 - The Future of Exploration
    Scott Simpson 2014 48 s
    Host Jeremie Saunders introduces us to Lesson 5.
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  • NFB Space School - Astrogeology - Lesson 5 - Chapter 1 - Evidence of Water
    NFB Space School - Astrogeology - Lesson 5 - Chapter 1 - Evidence of Water
    Scott Simpson 2014 3 min
    Explores the possible existence of water on Mars and the Moon.
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  • NFB Space School - Astrogeology - Lesson 5 - Chapter 2 - Search for Life
    NFB Space School - Astrogeology - Lesson 5 - Chapter 2 - Search for Life
    Scott Simpson 2014 5 min
    How hydrothermal activity in impact craters can lead to the genesis of life.
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  • NFB Space School - Astrogeology - Lesson 5 - Chapter 3 - Extracting Resources
    NFB Space School - Astrogeology - Lesson 5 - Chapter 3 - Extracting Resources
    Scott Simpson 2014 4 min
    Proposed methods and procedures for extracting resources from asteroids and other planets in the future.
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  • NFB Space School - Astrogeology - Bonus Material - Canadian Contribution
    NFB Space School - Astrogeology - Bonus Material - Canadian Contribution
    Scott Simpson 2014 4 min
    Describes Canadian contribution in the past and present, impact craters in Canada and how they provide training opportunities for astronauts.
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