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Table 5: Science Telecons

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Scientist | Institution | Topic 

Ben Holt | JPL, Oceanography | Waves and Ice 
Ronald Blom | JPL, Geology | Lost Cities and Center Pivot Irrigation 
Cindy Evans | JSC, Earth Observation Lab | The Aral and Caspian Seas 
Adriana Ocampo | JPL, Geology | Impact Craters 
Paul DiGiacamo | University of California, Los Angeles, Oceanography | The Motion of the Ocean 
Mark Wensnahan | JPL, Oceanography | Exploration of Ice 
William Patzert | JPL, Oceanography | Fires in Indonesia and El NiƱo 
Compton Tucker | Goddard Space Flight Center, Ecosystem Science | Deforestation in the Amazon
JoBea Way | JPL, Earth Science | Stereo Imaging

5.5 Questions about Earth

Students in the middle schools had many questions about Earth.  They had an opportunity to ask the astronauts these questions, as part of the Crew Familiarization Briefing (see Section 6.2).  The questions provide some insight into the kinds of explorations the students might undertake with KidSat images.

5.5.1 Questions from Washington Accelerated Learning Center:

1. Have you seen significant changes in any of the biomes that you observe from orbit compared to the previous missions?

2. What areas or Earth are easiest to see at night? Are there any advantages of taking photographs at night? What do you learn from looking at night photographs?

3. Are you readily able to recognize earthquake fault patterns in California, Japan, and Africa?

5.5.2 Questions from Buist Academy:

1. What is the most obvious example of humans' negative effect on the environment as seen from the shuttle? How about positive?

2. Can you see signs of pollution? This is in relation to nuclear accidents, ocean dumping, and oil spills like the one that occurred recently in England.

3. Is there an observable difference in the destruction of forests from space?  We are concerned that everyone says to collect money for the Brazilian rainforest or Central American rainforest and have heard that the clear-cutting is very bad in Southeast Asia and were concerned about comparing images of rainforests and destructions.

4. Where in the world have you been able to observe water currents from the shuttle? I would like to know specifically about the Florida Keys, the sea of Okhotsk, the southern tip of India, and the southern tip of the Red Sea.

5. What is the most amazing observation of Earth phenomena you have made from space?

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