Link to questions & answers from the October
13 webcast!
Challenge Participation
Where
do I submit my student's preliminary design that is due on October
31 for the Mars Analog Challenge?
From the calendar you can find it under the Oct.31 "Helpful
hints for sending in your designs." or go directly to:
http://quest.nasa.gov/challenges/marsanalog/posting.html
I don't understand what you want
the students to turn in on Oct 31st. Do you want actual answers to
the questions posted on the field trip web page? Diagrams and drawings
of proposed mars colonies they have come up with? Our teachers and
students need some clarification.
Answer from Challenge Coordinator:
I would say yes on all. Diagrams & drawings
with their descriptions of the whys and hows. For instance, in the
area of Protection/Clothing (see http://quest.nasa.gov/challenges/marsanalog/teachers.html )
-- Student design looks like diagram, is made of xxx, because xxx.
The students will get feedback from the scientists at this point,
so that they are sure they are going in the right direction -- they
should also receive some hints as to how to fine tune their designs.
Question: Hope today went well
(with the webcast)! We couldn't pull kids from classes to meet the
time, but I was wondering if it will be archived as just a video or
something that we can download and show over a lcd projector? Thanks
for all your hard work.
Answer from Challenge Coordinator
The webcast is archived and you may view it from: http://quest.nasa.gov/challenges/marsanalog/webcastA.html
Question: My
children are very much interested in registering for the fall challenge
on Mars Analog. The public school my children attend is not participating
and my children would miss an opportunity on a topic that is of interest
to them. Is the participation required from the school or can they
register independently just like any home schooler would do.
Answer from Challenge Coordinator
Please do join us. No classroom is required, but it helps
if an adult would register and oversee the process. Do all or any
part of the challenge (depending on the number of children) that
you find in the teacher's page. If you would have your children do
the pretest using the adult registrant's name and a number you create
as ID for each, that would help to. See the calendar of instructions
@ http://quest.nasa.gov/challenges/marsanalog/
Welcome aboard,
Question: How do we get the web
chat scheduled for the 12th of October? What are the details on that
as far as time, duration, etc. We've never done a webchat or webcast before...do
we need video conferencing equipment or just computers?
Answer from Challenge Coordinator:
First, please note: The webcast is Thursday, October 13 from
11 a.m. to 12 noon Pacific Time. The instructions for participating
in a webcast are at: http://quest.nasa.gov/about/howto.html.
In short, if you have not participated in a webcast before it will
involve downloading the free RealPlayer, install it on the computers
you will be using for the video feed, and test it with the links on
the above page.
You have the best chance of having your questions answered (because
it is difficult to predict conditions at Lassen) if you submit them
early (before October 10) to: Quest-Challenge@arc.nasa.gov.
Question: What do I need to do to get student
IDs for my 7th and 8th grade students?
I'd like them to participate in the NASA Quest.
Answer from Challenge Coordinator:
We will be opening registration on September
12 -- you will assign each of your students a four-digit ID
to be used in the pre- and post-evaluations. Please
keep a list of these IDs in case students forget them. Pairing
the pre- and post-tests is very important.
Question: I
am ...from India. I want to know:.
1.
Can i join
to your Fall NASA Quest Challenge?
2.
Can i do that work from India only
or i have to come in U.S.?
Answer from Challenge Coordinator:
We would be delighted to have you
join us from India - we've had several groups from India join us in
past Challenges. Would you like for me to put you on our mailing list
to receive notice as this and other projects begin registration? Let us
know at: Quest-Challenge@arc.nasa.gov
