Workshop
FULL - Marsbound and the Search for Life
When:
Saturday, February 11, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.Where:
Von Karman Auditorium, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CaliforniaTarget Audience:
Formal and informal educators for grades K-12Overview:
Update, Jan. 25, 2017 – This workshop is full. See below for the online versions of lessons that will be presented in this workshop.
In this workshop, educators will learn how to use the engineering design process while teaching students to identify criteria for success and work within project limitations. With a focus on academic language, this activity has participants create and evaluate the next generation of satellites and rovers for space exploration.
Questions? Call the Educator Resource Center at 818-393-5917.
Can't attend the workshop? Explore these lessons online
- Marsbound – This board-game activity teaches students the process of design, engineering and technology for a mission to Mars.
- Looking for Life – Using the fundamental criteria for life, students examine simulated extraterrestrial soil samples for signs of life.
This free workshop is offered through the NASA/JPL Educator Resource Center, which provides formal and informal educators with NASA resources and materials that support STEM learning. For more information, visit the Educator Resource Center page.