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Light meters are used as an analog for satellite instruments to record data from surfaces representing the different ground coverings. The lesson will help students understand the role of satellites in remote sensing. Instructors can introduce the concept of albedo, which is the percentage of the Sun’s radiation that reflects from different surfaces on Earth. Albedo is an important component of Earth’s radiation budget (see pp. 26–27) .  \nLevel: Grades 5–9  \nCONNECTIONS TO THE NEXT GENERATION  \nSCIENCE STANDARDS  \nDisciplinary Core Idea PS4.B: Electromagnetic Radiation. When light shines on an object, it is reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through the object, depending on the object’s material and the frequency (color) of the light.  \nMATERIALS  \n• Paper or fabric of different colors (about 6–10) to simulate ground coverings on Earth, including at least one each of a light-tone/white surface, a dark-tone/black surface, and a medium-tone/gray surface. Any patterns should be small and even across the surface, such as a calico print with small flowers.  \n• Light meters (or an iOS/Android device with a lux meter app) .  \n• Meter sticks.  \n• Copies of this booklet printed for students, loaded onto a mobile device, or projected in the classroom. A PDF is available at [http://](http://)[ ](http://)[science.nasa.gov/ems](science.nasa.gov/ems).  \n• Access to an outdoor area with several types of ground cover (e.g. , asphalt, grass, bare dirt) (optional) .  \nSET UP  \n• Place the surface materials in locations around the room. (If outdoors, identify a space that has several types of ground cover.)  \n• Divide the students into groups and provide each group with a light meter and a meter stick.  \nA MASSIVE WINTER STORM SYSTEM dropped 20 to 30 inches (50 to 70 centimeters) of snow from Tennessee and Georgia to Massachusetts from January  \n22 to 24, 2016. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured a broad view of the eastern United States at  \n1:30 p.m. EST on January 24, 2016. Image from [http://earthobservatory.nasa](http://earthobservatory.nasa). gov/IOTD/view.php?id=87395  \n29  \nLANDSAT 8  \nThis is a Landsat 8 image of a portion of the Southern Ocean and the northern Antarctic Peninsula. The dark open ocean (left) and exposed rock absorb a high percentage of the Sun’s energy and have a low albedo. The flowing glaciers and other ice cover (bright and smooth areas) have high albedos, and the Larson B embayment (right) is covered with sea ice (mottled dull gray tone/texture), which has a slightly lower albedo than the adjacent ice shelf.  \nENGAGE  \nShow students the satellite image of the eastern United States after a snowstorm. Ask them what they observe on the image (e.g. , cloud cover, coastlines) and record their answers. Ask what can be inferred (e.g. , lack of clouds over an area suggests a sunny sky there) or what they aren’t sure of regarding what the image shows (e.g. , whether white-colored areas are clouds or snow) . Have students record their answers. Invite students to select one or two satellite images from this booklet and ask the same questions. Ask students to share their answers and discuss what kinds of information we get from these remotely sensed images.  \nEXPLORE  \nDemonstrate to students how to use the light meter with the meter stick asa guide for height. Have students design a method for collecting, analyzing, and communicating their data. Have them determine the parameters to include in their science journal entries (e.g. , headings, data, methods, predictions, conclusions) . They can include predictions on the reflectance of various materials and compare those to measurements.  \nEXPLAIN  \nAsk students to communicate group results. 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