Today's session with the Urban League Summer Camp met up in the new classroom, where we started out picking up where we left off yesterday. I asked the kids to tell me what were some of the things they learned were true about Imaging Science, and what were some of the misconceptions. After making a list of the board, we rewatched a bunch of the clips as a refresher. The kids were in charge of determining on their own whether a video response deserved to be BUZZed or DING DINGed, while Joe added the clip numbers to the appropriate sides of the board where we were keeping track of truths and misconceptions:
This was a useful activity because it reinforced what we went over yesterday, and also gave us a starting point for Friday's presentation. It was decided that the presentation will describe what Imaging Science is, and will start out with videos of wrong answers that will get buzzed followed by correct answers.
This activity didn't take as long as I was expecting but actually gave us a perfect segue into talking about resolution and frame rates. I was able then to present a bit about what digital images are, what resolution means, and how frame rate makes a difference in videos. Although the topic is a bit dry, it gets into some nitty gritty Imaging Science, and also provided some background for what was next to come, which was a presentation from our freshmen students that have been continuing work this summer on the craniofacial phenotyper.
This was good practice for the freshies since they will be presenting at the Undergraduate Research Symposium on Friday. It also provided an introduction for the Urban League students to 3-D Imaging, which is what the remainder of our week will focus on.
After the presentation, all of the kids were going to get their heads scanned, though only a few people could fit into the lab at a time so we had to split up. Most of us went across to the hall to the Reading Room where last week's winning team got first pick at the comfy seats and ice cream (as promised yesterday). In there, while groups went to get their faces scanned, we watched a few videos about 3-D Imaging including other medical applications, usage in film and television, and how you can make your own inexpensive 3-D scanner at home.
I tagged along with the last group to get their faces scanned and snagged a few cool videos of the process:
Overall I think things went pretty well today, though it wasn't as exciting as yesterday. The kids did seem to still appreciate it, though - one was nice enough to hand me an ice cream bar and say, "You did such a good job today, I think you deserve this." Heehee. Tomorrow the kids will be let loose with cameras to make their own 3-D anaglyphs, so that should bring the excitement level back up again!
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