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Remote Sensing of the Earth

Friday, November 29, 2024

3:30 p.m.5:00 p.m.

This event repeats every week on Tuesday and Friday between 11/5/2024 and 12/27/2024.

Calling All Middle & High School Students!?  
Join us for an exciting 4-week Remote Sensing Workshop at Idlewild Environmental Learning Center! Learn how satellites and airplanes capture images of the Earth to monitor everything from weather patterns to ocean floors. This FREE workshop runs from November to December and is packed with hands-on and computer-based activities. No prior experience needed!

Topics: Atmosphere, Geosphere, Hydrosphere, and Biosphere  
Middle School: Tuesdays  
High School: Fridays  
Laptops provided (but feel free to bring your own)!

Location

Entrance - Springfield Lane and 149th Avenue in Idlewild Park
Queens
Directions to this location

Cost

Free  

Registration

Event Organizer

Idlewild Environmental Center

Contact Number

347-824-2301

Contact Email

idlewildesc@gmail.com

Categories

Education, Workshops, Media Education, STEM Classes, Teen Media Education Classes

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Know Before You Go

Park
Paerdegat Basin Park
Ecology Park is a five acre site set within Paerdegat Basin Park. The goal of the park is to promote habitat restoration and ecological improvement, highlighting fourteen native plant community types that exist or once existed in New York City.

Ecology Park is only open at certain times of year when Parks staff are present in order to protect this unique landscape. Want to visit? Check out our Stewardship Projects page for restoration, planting, and educational events.

Partner Organization

Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy