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This resource-activity introduces teachers and students to the history, terminology
and general science concepts associated with Space Age telecommunications by using
a graphic organizer technique (concept mapping). This particular resource is directed
at senior middle years but can be adapted to high school.
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This resource examines the geo-political implications of using telecommunication
satellites by having students represent countries with telecommunication interests
in a negotiation or debate as to the use of the limited opportunities available on
geostationary orbits.
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This activity examines the detailed components and systems needed to
build and operate a communications satellite. Students will use
brainstorming or concept mapping to create a list of components/systems
and then compare this with components and systems that exist on Canadian
communications satellites. Students complete the activity by building a
communications network from materials easily found or obtained in either
the home or the classroom.
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This activity simulates the adverse effect of time delay, as it is associated
with telecommunications, when dealing with action-at-a-distance topics of
tele-medicine, tele-robotics and planetary exploration.
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