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Get The Picture!

This lesson is written in accordance with the National Teacher Training Institute (NTTI) format, which focuses on the utilization of instructional television in the classroom.

The activities found in this lesson provide students with a hands-on experience which will simulate the process of downloading actual data from a High-Energy Satellite, and allow students to translate these data into colored or shaded pixels.

A Lesson Plan by:
Kara C. Granger
Maria Carillo High School
Santa Rosa, CA
 Bruce H. Hemp
Stewart M. S.
P.O. Box 37
Fort Defiance, VA 24437
 Dr. Daryl Macomb
CGRO Science Center
GSFC Code 660.1
Greenbelt, MD 20771

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