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Mars Ed
Mars Ed (formerly known as the Education Task Force) will be responsible for the development and promotion of educational curricula and projects regarding Mars, aimed at Elementary, Secondary and University level students. The Education Task Force is also responsible for "selling" both school districts and individual educators on the presentation of Mars based curricula to students.
At its heart, the Mars Society's mission is an educational one -- to
educate the citizens of the world about the opportunity, timeliness,
and importance of exploring and colonizing Mars. We employ many means
to that end; simulations, science, political education and outreach,
music, art. One of the most high-impact areas we can develop, while
simultaneously making a direct contribution to the public good, is
science education. An entire generation of ecology-minded,
environmentally concerned citizens is just now coming of age because
science classes started teaching ecology in the eighties. Mars-oriented
science education can do the same for going to Mars, and create
inspiration and passion for studying science at the same time.
It is with great excitement that we announce Mars Ed, a Mars Society educational outreach project. Mars Ed is organizing to provide science education content to schools, educators, museums, science centers, space advocacy groups, media outlets, and other interested parties. The content will be varied, multi-media, engaging, and relevant to state and national standards.
We have some amazing educational resources, from the Mars Analog Simulations to the remarkable array of talents and expertise of our members. We will seek to partner with NASA, CSA, space advocacy groups, space industry and commercial space organizations to create and provide science education content via low-bandwidth teleconferences from the Analog stations, high-bandwidth teleconferences from other locations, multi-media presentations, pre- recorded audio/video, science chats, and science competitions and contests. Perhaps one day we will even help school classrooms establish their own Mars Simulations.
Following a successful pilot program at the Hillside School in Bridgewater, New Jersey, our next specific project will be remote science education programs from the upcoming FMARS long duration mission. What we need now are team members who share this vision, and have time, talent, expertise, resources, and ideas to contribute.
Bob McNally and Melissa Battler
Contact: Bob McNally
It is with great excitement that we announce Mars Ed, a Mars Society educational outreach project. Mars Ed is organizing to provide science education content to schools, educators, museums, science centers, space advocacy groups, media outlets, and other interested parties. The content will be varied, multi-media, engaging, and relevant to state and national standards.
We have some amazing educational resources, from the Mars Analog Simulations to the remarkable array of talents and expertise of our members. We will seek to partner with NASA, CSA, space advocacy groups, space industry and commercial space organizations to create and provide science education content via low-bandwidth teleconferences from the Analog stations, high-bandwidth teleconferences from other locations, multi-media presentations, pre- recorded audio/video, science chats, and science competitions and contests. Perhaps one day we will even help school classrooms establish their own Mars Simulations.
Following a successful pilot program at the Hillside School in Bridgewater, New Jersey, our next specific project will be remote science education programs from the upcoming FMARS long duration mission. What we need now are team members who share this vision, and have time, talent, expertise, resources, and ideas to contribute.
Bob McNally and Melissa Battler
Contact: Bob McNally
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FMARS and MDRS Educator's Guide that was used as source material that Bob McNally gave the teacher at the Hillside school in New Jersey to help prepare his students for an MDRS education event during the 2006-2007 field season. It was accessible and very useful. It can be much improved, but is a good starting place for Mars Ed to begin to talk to schools and teachers about the educational opportunity FMARS/MDRS represents.
Twelfth International Mars Society Convention
