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- IISS EarthKAM (Earth Knowledge Acquired by Middle school students) is a NASA
education program which enables students, teachers and the public to learn
about Earth from the unique perspective of space. At the core of the program is
a spectacular collection of digital images of Earth. The image collection and
accompanying learning guides and activities are extraordinary resources to
support classes in Earth science, space science, geography, social studies,
mathematics, communications and even art.
ISS EarthKAM images are unique because they are taken by middle school
students. Using the World Wide Web, select middle schools request images based
upon their classroom investigations. Since the program's inception in 1996, the
ISS EarthKAM camera has flown on five Space Shuttle flights and taken almost
5000 images. Currently, the camera resides on the International Space Station
and has taken a variety of pictures.
Website: http://www.earthkam.ucsd.edu/public/about/index.shtml
Information provided by: ISS EarthKAM
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