GRADE 6 CHILDRENS ABILITY TO USE A LANDSAT DIGITAL DATA COMPUTER-PROGRAM

This research project1 examines the ability of grade 6 children to use a Landsat digital data computer program and derive information from i t. The project successfully replicated the Kirman and Unsworth procedu re for teaching grade 6 children about Landsat digital data (Journal o f Geography, January/February 1991). In this project the children firs t hand-colored actual pixel scenes and then used a computer program to locate and color specific pixels to choose an appropriate building si te for a house. This research shows that the children in this project were able to use and understand the computer program to solve a geogra phic problem involving digital data.