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Educational Materials

The second major focus is educational materials. Since students are becoming more and more technologically saavy, more advanced topics are being offered at many high schools and colleges. However, sometimes it is difficult to find resources. Thus, here I offer educational materials, lesson plans, and links to those who wish to educate themselves or their students about Cuba's landscape history, current status, and remote sensing projects involving Cuba.

* Geography Lesson Plans and Exercises

* Remote Sensing Spectroscopy Lesson Plan

* Remote Sensing Basic Tutorial (very extensive, excellent for teachers of all grades)

* Teachers Guide with modules and lesson plans for remote sensing

* GIS Educational Resources (including some lesson plans for teachers)

* GIS ArcGIS lesson plans for K-12, College-Level education, as well as libraries and museums

* Cuba Lesson Plan for U.S./Cuba Relations (grades 9-12)

* Getting students to understand issues of biodiversity (lots of articles, information and lesson plans from National Geographic)

* Interactive map of ecoregions in Cuba (and throughout the world)

* A case study of Sierra del Rosario biosphere reserve, Cuba

* Current status and description of Cuban forests and other natural landscapes on the island

* Encyclopedia Brittanica description of Cuba

* Remote sensing in history (Cuban Missile Crisis) written by NASA

* more links will be added soon!

Landsat satellite image of Cuba from 2001, Path 13, Row 45 Landsat satellite image of Cuba from 1986, Path 13, Row 45