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Scott, Donald M.1 (1998)
Preparing for the Journey: An Introduction to Mars Education
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In: Proceedings of The Founding Convention of the Mars Society, edited by Zubrin, RM, and Zubrin, M. Univelt, Incorporated.
During the past 25 years, much work has been done to prepare humankind for Mars. In technical, scientific, and economic terms, we are pretty well prepared to go, to explore, and to return. But a major Mars preparation task needs more attention. This is the education of the “Mars Kids”, the children now in school who will design, fund, and conduct the human missions to Mars.
The first Martians currently attend school here on Earth. A good education will be the foundation for their successful missions to Mars. This is even more true if we seek to develop the most efficient and cost-effective human missions. Teachers of the Mars Generation need resources to help them with the job.
One such resource is a new way of thinking, along the lines described by NASA’s Jesco von Puttkamer: “...a new frame of mind that shifts the emphasis from individual subjects to the interactions and relationships between them.” Another resource is the set of nuts-and-bolts materials available to teachers who would prepare the Mars Kids.
The paper discusses the new interdisciplinary way of thinking. It also presents a model for interdisciplinary learning called the Geo. S Paradigm. Finally, this paper provides brief information about nuts-and-bolts Mars Education resources.
1 - NASA-AESP, NASA-Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California
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