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10/98 [[circled]] 1 [[/circled]] DESCRIBE UCSD PGM THAT -PROVIDES EXCITING CHALLENGES & RESEARCH OPP. for UCSD U. Grad +- AFFECTS ED. EXPERIENCE of MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS AROUND THE COUNTRY PROJECT = EARTHKAM (A.K.A. KIDSAT). [P.I.; NASA-FUNDED; =>GIVE M.S. STUDENTS ACCESS TO THEIR OWN EXP. ON BOARD THE SPACE SHUTTLE, & GIVE THEM CURRICULUM & RESOURCES TO TAKE MAXIMUM ED ADVANTAGES of OPPORTUNITY. =>FLY AN EARTH-OBSERVING CAMERA ON SHUTTLE •NOW FLOWN 4 TIMES •WHAT'S SPECIAL IS THAT CAMERA IS "OWNED & OPERATED" BY STUDENTS [ITS WORK BY USED UNDERGRADS, WORKING WITH NASA BEFORE & DUTING SHUTTLE FLIGHTS, THAT MAKES THIS POSSIBLE] MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS: -DECIDE WHAT PICS THEY WANT (IN SUPPORT of CURRIC) -PLAN PHOTOGRAPHY (KNOWING EXACTLY WHEN SHUTTLE GOES OVER SITE) -CONTROL THE CAMERA (SENDING CMDS THRY MXX @ UCSD) -[DIGITAL CAMERA]=>RECEIVE IMAGES WHITE SHUTTLE IS IN ORBIT => ANALYZE THEM.