MOLDING FRESH MINDS FOR MARS RESEARCH
GOAL OF TEACHER WORKSHOP AT UH
Deadline Approaching to Register for Mars Rover Design, Construction
Training
While a round trip to Mars may take three years, learning how
to build a Mars Rover model takes only three hours.
A workshop to prepare teachers for coaching their students through
the planning and completion of operational Mars Rover models will
be held at the University of Houston 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Sept.
11. The deadline to sign up for the teacher workshop is Friday,
Sept. 3.
Houston-area students in grades three through eight interested
in science and engineering will be invited to compete in the design
and construction of a model of a Mars Rover to carry out a specific
science mission on the surface of Mars. Teachers will be trained
to guide their students in building models during six-week classroom-learning
and homework projects about Mars.
This workshop will prepare teachers who are considering entering
their students in the competition by covering the details of the
competition, the details of the accompanying curricula and proven
methodologies for introducing and supervising the projects. Teachers
participating in the workshop will be provided with a set of curriculum
materials, both paper and electronic, one solar model kit and Web
site addresses for obtaining more information.
The best three teams from 30 Houston-area schools will present
their creations that need to be constructed mostly out of found
objects and simple art supplies, costing a maximum of $25. Citywide
finals of the 2004-2005 University of Houston Mars Rover Competition
will be held Jan. 22, 2005.
“This competition is part of the education and public outreach
component of the World Space Congress that brought together the
world’s space community to chart new directions for humanity’s
next decade in space,” said Edgar Bering, UH professor of
physics and electrical and computer engineering. “With competitions
such as this, we hope to excite a new generation of scientists and
engineers, as well as put a fresh face on space exploration.”
The cost is $15, and applications are available through Bering
at eabering@uh.edu or by calling
713-743-3543.
WHAT: |
Mars Rover Model Competition Teacher
Workshop |
WHEN: |
Registration Deadline – Friday, Sept. 3
Workshop – 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Sept. 11 |
WHERE: |
University of Houston
Science and Research Bldg I, Room 117
Off Cullen Boulevard, Entrance 14
Parking available in lot 15F |
WHO: |
Edgar Bering, UH professor of physics and electrical
and computer engineering
John Ramsey, UH associate professor of curriculum and instruction
Sandy Peck, Clear Creek I.S.D. |
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