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School Contact Information

Sequence: S47
School: Zeehan Primary School, Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia

Information current as of: 2002-03-19 03:00 UTC

School Callsign: VK7KHZ
Contact Person: Name: Shane Lynd VK7KHZ
Work Phone #: 61 3 6473 2642
Home Phone #: 61 3 6471 6659
Cellular phone #:0419 391 295
Home email Address: [email address removed]
Work Fax #:61 3 6473 2600
Work email address:[email address removed]

Coordinating Teacher:
Name: Kathryn Weidenhofer
School phone #: 03 64716133
School Fax #: 03 64716311
School email address: [email address removed]
Home phone #: 6471 5023
Cellular phone #: 0409 169 922
Home email address: [email address removed]

Setup Date/Time: About 5 minutes before rise time.
Rise Date/Time: Wednesday 2002-03-20 08:27 UTC
Set Date/Time: Pass is approximately ten minutes in duration.
ISS callsign to be used: NA1SS
Primary ISS channel: C1 Please make sure the microphone is close to the
Backup ISS channel: C2 mouth so as to provide proper audio levels!
Notes:
-School Ground station coordinates: Lat.:41.8830S Long.: 145.3330E Elevation 180m

-English is the language expected to be used in the contact.
-If you call the school or are having trouble establishing contact, please announce which channel you are using.
-The entire crew is invited to participate as long as they use the NA1SS callsign.
-After contact please leave radio on and tuned to channel B6 with packet module powered on and enabled.

School information:

Zeehan Primary School is located in the small community of Zeehan on Tasmania's West Coast. The school is based around there are five classes; a Kinder / Prep, 1, 2 / 3, 3 / 4, & 5 / 6. The school has a Library, art room, music room and activity hall.

The town has a diverse and often transient population due to the town's major employer being a mining company. Historically, Zeehan was once a thriving mining centre but in recent decades the town has suffered a population drain and it is believed that the total population of the town is now under 1000 people. ZPS is located in the centre of town making it a focal point within the community. It is adjacent to the town library and community sport stadium. The towns on-line access centre is located at the school.

There are 115 students at the school. The participating class is the 5 / 6 class with most students around 11 and 12 years of age. The name of the participating teacher is Miss Kathryn Weidenhofer. Headmaster, Neville Barnard, Technical and project coordinator is Mr Shane Lynd, Technical assistant is Mr. Dick VanBeek.

Questions from students at Zeehan Primary School.
Tasmania, Australia.

1. Natasha Board: How long do you stay on the ISS before returning to Earth ?

2. Dylan Bramich How often do you get to talk to your family ?

3. Jamie Keogh What is the hardest thing about working in zero gravity ?

4. Daniel Mackrell What is it like to walk in Space ?

5. Emma McKenzie What do you do in your spare time, are you able to watch TV or listen to Radio ?

6. Tristan Nankervis What type of food do you eat in Space and how is it prepared ?

7. Michael Turner What happens to your rubbish, is it bought back to Earth for disposal ?

8. Tahana Beamsley What, for you is the most anxious part of Space travel, Lift-off or re-entering the earth's atmosphere ?

9. Natalie Maine How do you prepare your body for your return to Earth ?

10. Thomas Brooke What happens if something goes wrong and you have to evacuate the ISS?

11. Melissa Campbell What types of Space experiments are you involved in on the ISS ?

12. Naomi Duggan How do you sleep in zero gravity?

13. Ashleigh Docherty Why do you have to wear the Space Suit only when you are outside the Space Station and at lift-off & re-entry ?

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