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We are happy to present this special event:
Mars Exploration Education
December 18, 1997
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Pacific
- During the first 40 to 50 minutes Don Scott, a NASA Education
Specialist demonstrated some of his favorite Mars Exploration education
activites.
During the entire presentation participants submitted questions
to a chat room. After the audio/video presentation, a Q & A session
continued in the chat room.
- Read On for instructions on
how to prepare to participate in this hands-on workshop:
Activity One: "How many Moon Units to Mars?"
- Items to Have
- Basketball
- Tennis Ball
- Several yards of string or yarn
- Items to Research
- The average distance of the Earth to the Moon
- The circumference of the Earth
Activity Two: "Minus 6 to Mars"
- Items to Have
- Measuring tool
- Large table
- Blocks (to rest one end of the table on - suggested: 6" square)
- Items to Research
- What are most important concerns about human physiology on a 6-month
mission to Mars?
Activity Three: "It's Alive!"
- Items to Have
- 3 small cups
- Sand
- Alka seltzer
- Yeast
- Water
- Items to Research
- What simple test could be applied to martian soil to look for
evidence of life?
- What is life?
- What does life need to exist?
Activity Four: "Reading Rocks"
- Items to Have
- Collection of rocks (some smooth, some rough, varied colors,
any other variation you can find)
- Writing pad and pencil (Chat room!)
- To learn more about these activities and the NASA education program
that Don is a part of: Visit this web site.
If you need more information about RealAudio, RealMedia or Web chats:
Technologies Used at the LTC
Download the RealPlayer. (The application
program that allows you to hear or watch the events.)
You may also want to Test
The Technologies
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