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5.3 SCIENCE TELECONS ----------------------------------------- 63
5.4 EXPLORATION PLAN ----------------------------------------- 63
5.5 QUESTIONS ABOUT EARTH ------------------------------------ 64
 5.5.1 Questions from Washington Accelerated Learning Center - 64
 5.5.2 Questions from Buist Academy --------------------------- 64
 5.5.3 Questions from Gompers Secondary School --------------- 65

VI. KIDSAT AND EDUCATION ------------------------------------- 67

6.1 CURRICULUM DESIGN ---------------------------------------- 69
6.2 OUTLINE OF CURRICULUM MODULES ---------------------------- 71
 6.2.1 Module 1: Viewing Earth from Space -------------------- 73
 6.2.2 Module 2: The Impact of Water on Earth  --------------- 73
 6.2.3 Module 3: Explorations -------------------------------- 73
6.3 TEACHER TRAINING ----------------------------------------- 75
6.4 ADDRESSING STATE AND NATIONAL GOALS AND STANDARDS -------- 79
6.5 ASSESSMENT OD KIDSAT: AN EDUCATION EXPERIMENT ------------ 81

VII. PREPARATION FOR THE MISSION ----------------------------- 83

7.1 DESIGN REVIEWS ------------------------------------------- 83
7.2 CREW FAMILIARIZATION BRIEFINGS --------------------------- 83
7.3 CREW TRAINING -------------------------------------------- 83 
7.4 MISSION SIMULATIONS -------------------------------------- 83

VIII. THE THREE MISSIONS ------------------------------------- 85

8.1 THE FIRST MISSION: STS-76 -------------------------------- 89
 8.1.1 KidSat Operation -------------------------------------- 89
 8.1.2 Participating Middle Schools -------------------------- 91
 8.1.3 Results ----------------------------------------------- 91
 8.1.4 STS-76 Mission Information ---------------------------- 93
 8.1.5 STS-76 Thumbnails ------------------------------------- 94
 8.1.6 A Week in the Life of a Data System Student at the JSC Payload Operations Control Center ---- 99
 8.1.7 A Day in the Life of the Gateway ----------------------- 100
 8.1.8 Messages Sent to the Crew During STS-76 ---------------- 101
8.2 THE SECOND MISSION: STS-81 -------------------------------- 101
 8.2.1 KidSat Operation --------------------------------------- 101
 8.2.2 Participating Middle Schools --------------------------- 101
 8.2.3 Results ------------------------------------------------ 102
 8.2.4 STS-81 Mission Information ----------------------------- 107
 8.2.5 STS-81 Thumbnails -------------------------------------- 108
 8.2.6 A Day in the Life of an Exploration Team Member -------------------------------------------------------- 116
8.3 THE THIRD MISSION: STS-86 --------------------------------- 117
 8.3.1 KidSat Operation --------------------------------------- 117
 8.3.2 Participating Middle Schools --------------------------- 117
 8.3.3 Results ------------------------------------------------ 117
 8.3.4 STS-86 Mission Information ----------------------------- 121
 8.3.5 STS-86 Thumbnails -------------------------------------- 122
 8.3.6 Highlights on STS-86 from the SMOCs -------------------- 132
8.4 DETAILED COVERAGE MAPS FROM ALL MISSIONS ------------------ 132

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