Introducing Real-Time AVHRR-APT Satellite Imagery in the Classroom Environment

Autor/inn/en	Moxey, Lucas; Tucker, Compton; Sloan, Jim; Chadwick, John
Titel	Introducing Real-Time AVHRR-APT Satellite Imagery in the Classroom Environment
Quelle	In: Journal of Science Education and Technology, 13 (2004) 3, S.387-394 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1059-0145
DOI	10.1023/B:JOST.0000045466.19075.ad
Schlagwörter	Scientific Concepts; Classroom Environment; Satellites (Aerospace); Instructional Effectiveness; Teaching Methods; Visualization; Instructional Materials; Instructional Innovation; Educational Technology; Radio; Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education; Science Education; Learning Activities + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Klassenklima; Unterrichtsklima; Satellit; Unterrichtserfolg; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Visualisation; Visualisierung; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Educational Innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Lernaktivität
Abstract	A low-cost (US$350) satellite receiving station was assembled and operated within a classroom environment in Gainesville (Florida) on October 2001 for acquiring satellite data directly from the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) satellites. The simplicity of the satellite signal makes this source of real-time satellite data readily accessible to the K-16 educational community. The educational strategy of this program sought to achieve pedagogical effectiveness within the sciences, mathematics, and technology through the cultivation of applied, critical, and analytical skills. The applied hands-on laboratory and lecture experiences aimed at enabling students to visualize and integrate the various concepts presented in the classroom. The characteristics of the satellite data provide students and educators with "live" visible and infrared images that allow for the visualization and exploration of dynamic scientific concepts, making the AHVRR-APT system a suitable educational tool for complementing the K-16 curricula. This educational experience relied on inexpensive radio equipment for accessing satellite data through the exploration of modern space technology. When compared to Internet-based sources of AVHRR data, the virtual nature of Internet portals cannot provide students with a "live" satellite data acquisition experience, such as that available through a classroom-based AVHRR-APT satellite receiving station. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10