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Overview:Written as a lesson plan for teachers, students completing this activitywill learn about digital images and how satellites orbiting Earth sendinformation and pictures to us over the Internet.
Learning Objectives:
By completing these activities over a one week period, the learner will:
use a digital camera or scanner to put pictures on a computer or WWWhomepage
observe magnified digital images
use graph paper to create digital information
create an information transfer protocol and file compression strategy
design encrypted messages or pictures
decode a satellite image from space as a team
discuss ways to improve digital image resolution and information exchange
Materials Needed:
digital camera or Scanner and attached computer
rectangular graph paper and colored markers or crayons
An encrypted digital image of Sun in X-Rays from the Yohkoh satellite
Hand Out for Team 1, Hand Out for Team2, Hand Out for Team 3, Hand Out for Team4 (print as portrait)