DocumentCode :
297753
Title :
KidSat: youth enhancing space
Author :
Choi, Moon-Young ; Go Nagatani ; Way, JoBea ; Stork, Elizabeth Jones
Author_Institution :
La Canada High Sch., Pasadena, CA, USA
Volume :
1
fYear :
1996
fDate :
27-31 May 1996
Firstpage :
628
Abstract :
The mission of KidSat is to identify how middle school students can utilize images of Earth to promote inquiry and foster knowledge by using mounted cameras onboard the Space Shuttle. Students engage in scientific inquiry by using content rich middle school curricula based on images of Earth taken during Shuttle flights. The students use the tools of modern technology to distribute the images and results widely. A research and discovery model promotes individual student growth, inquiry and achievement while helping students solve real-world problems. Teamwork, mentoring and the active participation of precollegiate and collegiate students, educators, engineers and scientists further enhances this educational process
Keywords :
artificial satellites; education; geophysical techniques; remote sensing; teaching; KidSat; Space Shuttle; education; geophysical technique; land surface; optical imaging; satellite remote sensing image; teaching; terrain mapping; youth enhancing space; Data systems; Digital cameras; Earth; Educational institutions; Instruments; Internet; NASA; Payloads; Space shuttles; Space technology;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1996. IGARSS '96. 'Remote Sensing for a Sustainable Future.', International
Conference_Location :
Lincoln, NE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3068-4
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1996.516424
Filename :
516424
Link To Document :
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