Using an Emergency Locator Transponder
4:53
Grades: 6 - 8

Video Description: Major Jennifer Smith, Missouri Wing Chief of Staff for Missions, Civil Air Patrol, U.S. Air Force Auxiliary and cadets from the Civil Air Patrol demonstrate the operation of an emergency locater transponder and how it used to find a signal transmitting from a downed plane or lost individual..

Type of Video: Segment*
Unique Video ID: STEM-30**

Quick Ideas for Using the Video:

  • Use the video as part of a STEM activity where students utilize an emergency locator transponder to locate different objects, perhaps in a scavenger hunt format.

 

*Segment videos are short excerpts edited from interviews or interactive programs that offer flexible and differentiated ways to use the rich content included in the full-length conversation.

**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.

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