The Mars Exploration Education Program
at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory has developed and is implementing an Education
and Public Outreach Program aligned with and responsive to NASAs' Education
goals. The primary focus of this effort is to educate
teachers and students with diverse backgrounds, in a gender sensitive manner,
over a wide geographic area of the United States in grades Kindergarten
through 12. The secondary focus of the effort is to reach and educate the
public at large.
Partnerships
Partnership and synergy are the key concepts in this Educational
Outreach Program. Extensive outreach is achieved through leveraged resources
by working together with:
University partners
An advisory board of educators and scientists
Curriculum writers
Community organizations
Industry partners
Museums and science centers |
Program Materials and Services
Materials produced and services provided as a result of this
effort include:
Teacher workshops
Students support
Curriculum supplements
Brochures
Models
Movies
Rover telepresence and other experiments
CD-ROM's
Educational TV programs
Slides
Pictures
Challenging problems for problem solving Exercises
Displays at museums |
| The goal of providing these extensive materials and services is
to capture the educational communities and the publics' interest. Conducting
public lectures and town hall discussions with partners in states around
the country gives NASA recognizable voices and familiar faces. It also very
importantly provides people charged with the responsibility for communicating
the Mars Exploration Program stories, who come from and share the background
of the local community. |
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