http://www.canby.com/hemphill/IRTeacherResources.htm
FLIR
Resources
http://www.flir.com/
Homepage for FLIR infrared imaging systems, located in Wilsonville,
Oregon.
http://www.flir.com/imaging/company/
A FLIR company page with a short video clip (“FLIR Shareholders’ Video
2004”)
demonstrating uses of thermal imaging and thermography. A Powerpoint
“Investor
Presentation” is also available on this page, along with the “2004
Annual
Report.” The uses include imaging, firefighting, military, heat-loss,
along
with many other uses. This technology has many potentials for the
classroom
once prices drop sufficiently to make it available in schools.
Potential
uses in K-12 classrooms:
Class portraits in
the Infrared
Composite IR images
of a class (use ImageJ to stack the
images using eyes as common points)
IR photos of common
things: different kinds of flowers—what
parts attract in the IR
Different
animals (See Zoo lessons)—do hair, nails, horns radiate the same amount
of
heat?
Using IR to look at
pictures, paintings, colors
Superimposing
B&W or Visible Color images with IR
images
Discovery/Inquiry/Science
experiments—studying heat,
temperature, flow of energy
What common
things in the classroom give off heat (computers, overheads, etc)?
Studying
faces and skin after drinking hot and cold drinks or after exercise
What
do different recess activities or
sports activities look like in the infrared?
Using IR
to monitor plants germinating/growing—night vs day?
…or to
monitor classroom pets
What do
clouds or storms look like in the IR? Lightning? Rain?
Watching
birds/small mammals in the wetlands in the IR
Monitoring
the fish and temperature in fish tanks
Exothermic
and endothermic reactions (including cold packs from first aid kits and
hot
packs used by skiers)
Using
calibrated infrared images to rank single replacement reactions
Using
calibrated infrared images to determine color changes of reactions as
well as
temperature changes
The
Thermit reaction in IR
Monitoring
oscillating reactions
Checking
for heat loss in our classrooms and buildings and dorms
Studying
the effect of glass, plastic, etc, on thermal images
What
kinds of insulation prevent the most heat loss
Experimenting
with metals of different specific heats.
Determining
absolute zero using IR?
Online
Infrared Classroom Resources
http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/
The Cool Cosmos Cosmic Classroom with interactive videos, lessons,
activities,
resources for K-12 students and teachers. In English and in Spanish.
http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/image_galleries/ir_zoo/index.html
Birds, reptiles, amphibians, mammals, insects and arachnids seen
through the IR
lens!
http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/image_galleries/ir_zoo/lessons/index.html Links to lessons and classroom activities
using the Infrared Zoo.
http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/sitemap.html#imagegalleries
Images in the IR.
http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/videos/more_than_your/index.html
An Online video clip: Infrared: More
than your eyes can see.
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/topnav/schedule/programdescriptions/Infrared-More_Than_Your_Eyes_Can_See_5-8.html
Dr. Michelle Thaller’s More Than Your Eyes Can See video for 5th-8th
grade level. Includes Zoo animals in the IR. Runs about 7 minutes.
Available as
a low-band or a high-band video file.
**Play Video or
Download Video at http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/videos/more_than_your/index.html
at the Cool Cosmos NASA site.
http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_classroom/ir_tutorial
An IR tutorial to accompany the Video.
http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/wxwise/satir/IRCloud.html
Thermal Imaging of clouds.
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Laboratory/Compositer/
false color MAS experimenter
http://www.canby.com/hemphill/SpitzerResourcesRH0206.htm
Mining the Online Spitzer Resources for classroom materials and
activities.
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/topnav/schedule/fileschedule/index.html
NASA TV listings for recording and classroom use.
r. hemphill
03/20/2006