Students exploring images.

ISS 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.

• The ISS EarthKAM Brochure (pdf)
  A brochure with overall information about ISS EarthKAM along with some of it's benefits and educational resources.



• The ISS EarthKAM Team
  Read about the partners and sponsors who have contributed to the project, view the participating schools, and see how educators can get involved and join the ISS EarthKAM team.



• Slide Shows
  Here you will find slide shows giving an overview of the program and taking a closer look at some of the images taken on the Space Shuttle and International Space Station.
  
  
• Mission Information
  Check out the ISS EarthKAM mission information page to discover interesting facts about each mission, including mission objectives, launch and landing dates, the crew, and pictures taken.