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Students use the ISS EarthKAM Web site to find detailed information about the image they are studying.
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Accessing the Images
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How to Use the Datasystem
Interactive tutorials for learning how to use the ISS EarthKAM Datasystem. See how easy it is to find images you would like to study.
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How to Print ISS EarthKAM Images
Helpful suggestions on printing high quality ISS EarthKAM images to explore them in your classroom.
Exploring the Images
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How to Explore Images
Tutorials, guides, and worksheets to help support the exploration of ISS EarthKAM images.
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How to Annotate Images: Hardcopy or Using Image Editing Programs (pdfs)
Educator guides on enhancing image explorations by labeling images with key information, including ID number, orientation, scale, and important features.
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How to Caption Images (pdf)
Educator guide on enhancing image explorations by writing useful text descriptions, including examples.
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How to Identify North (pdf)
Educator guide on learning how to identify north in ISS EarthKAM images. North does not always correspond to the top-of-the-page direction, and correctly orienting an image is essential to placing it on a map and understanding directions within the image.
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How to Locate Images on Maps (pdf)
Educator guide on finding the location of an image on a map. This provides students with a larger context in which to research an image, as they gain familiarity with atlases.
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How to Create a Scale Bar: Hardcopy or Using Image Editing Programs
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Educator guides with step by step calculations and procedures for creating image scale bars. Scale bars provide students with a feel for and a way to measure the size of features in images. [Scale bars provide students with a feel for the relative size of the image and the size of its features.]
Exploring the Images In-Depth
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How to Conduct an Investigation (pdf)
Educator guide on planning and executing an in-depth investigation of ISS EarthKAM images. An Investigation Proposal Form and an Investigation Checklist are included to help you in this process.
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How to Use the Lithograph Set
The lithograph set provides educators with an excellent source of high quality images for use in the classroom. Each image has several thought provoking questions to promote in depth investigation. The answers to these questions are provided here.
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