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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.