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Challenger Middle School, CA
Seasonal Differences Between the Northern and Southern Hemisphere
Using images collected from missions at different times of the year, they will work with models that develop to explain seasonal changes and analyze select images to determine if (how) such images can be used to further the study of seasons. In particular, they will accept or reject their hypothesis that shuttle images can be used to observe seasonal changes in the northern and southern hemisphere, and individual students will write reports on their findings.

Collinwood Computech, OH
Similarities and Differences between Mountainous Biomes and Deserts
They are curious about the different climates and vegetation in biomes, so they are going to compare and contrast images of different mountains and deserts. Using the images, they will study every aspect of the two biomes, including economic, cultural, social, political and natural resource findings. They will compare and contrast vegetation, climate, and animal life. This will be part of an ongoing, 2 year project about biomes.

Crittenden Middle School, VA
Our Earth: Past, Present, and Future
Using old and new images, they will look for changes and try to identify causes of these changes. In particular, they want to get an image of the Chesapeake Bay or of the city of Newport News, their home area. They will identify the features in the image, and then ask the question "What did this area look like 50 or 100 years ago and why?" They will then compare this image to older images, to look for changes. They will then try to make a prediction about the future using their knowledge of the past and the present.
NOTE: If they are unable to capture the Bay or their city in the next mission, they will still focus on change over time using a similar format.

Drayton Hall Middle School, SC
Proposal 1: Geomorphic Features Found Along the Boundaries of the Crustal Plates
In images of areas on the boundaries of crustal plates, they will try to identify the types of geologic features (faults, volcanoes, etc.) that relate to plate tectonics. They will investigate the impact of these features on the inhabitants, animals, development of houses, and industries of the are in teach[[each]] image. They will research past geologic events and incorporated[[incorporate]] that knowledge in their project.

Proposal 2: Comparing Features of Charleston South Carolina to Other Features Worldwide
Students will select a natural or man-made feature in the Charleston area and compare it to a similar feature somewhere else in the world. For example, they might compare the Edisto River in Charleston to the Nile River in Egypt by considering the lengths, the mouths, the uses, the cities, and the colors of the rivers. They will try to ground truth their data.

Georgia W. Kimball Elementary School, TX
Geological Formations
They will do month-long independent research (I-search) into geological formations. Each student will choose his or her own topic, so there is a wide range of possible focuses: Earthquakes, Fossils, Volcanoes, Earth's Plates, Pangaea, Igneous Rock, Metamorphic Rock, Sedimentary Rock, Ring of Fire, Geysers, Tsunamis, San Andreas Fault, Mt. Vesuvious, Carlsbad Caverns, Grand Canyon, Tectonic Plates, Type of Mountains, etc. They will spend 3-4 days actually conducting the search, studying EarthKAM photos, CD programs, books, Web sites, atlases, and other appropriate resources. They will write formal research papers, complete another type of product: Slide Show, Video, Poster, Model, Big Book, or Diorama, and make a presentation.

EarthKAM STS089 Proposal Summaries     p. 2

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