| Image comparisons
are powerful teaching tools, particularly to show change over time. By comparing
transformation that has been documented in remote images, changes that have occurred in
our lifetimes can be observed. It is hoped that such documentation of global change will
make this issue more immediate and real. There is an additional benefit in the lessons
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| According to Charles F. Kennel, Associate
Administrator for Mission to Planet Earth, "The ultimate product of Mission to Planet
Earth is education it its broadest form. Our vision is a sustainable Earth system science
education program rooted in strong principles and objectives. NASA's Mission to Planet
Earth (MTPE) Enterprise provides long-term studies of the Earth system needed to answer
critical questions about how the global environment will affect us now and in the future.
The unique vantage point of space provides the global perspective needed to better
understand how all of the parts of the Earth's environment- air, water, land, and
life-interact and make life possible." |
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NASA has defined specific objectives for
its Earth Science Enterprise Education Program. The first are to:
- Train the next generation of scientists to use an interdisciplinary Earth system science
approach
- Continue to educate and train educators as research evolves and capabilities change
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An important goal of the CAN DO GeoCam II
mission is to provide a vehicle for stimulating hands-on experiences for students so that
they can better interpret the global environmental changes that will determine the quality
of the world that they will inherit. Specific program goals include:
- Provide an educational vehicle to support serious student research in environmental
change
- Provide training to teachers and students in the use of multispectral imaging and
digital image processing
- Provide high quality matched images to evaluate geomorphologic change over time
- Provide students the opportunity to interact with ISS and leading scientists while
conducting real-life research of their own design and under their control.
- Provide a vehicle to support advanced technology skill training of teachers
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