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Congratulations! You have selected to participate in NASA’s worldwide Lunar
Research Station Design Challenge.
This challenge is primarily intended for students in grades 5-8, but
teachers have been able to adapt our challenges to other grades as well,
so all are welcome. This challenge addresses the theme of simulating
fieldwork to be used on the Moon. Locations for fieldwork are centered
on Moon analogs, or areas on Earth that are similar to Mars in some
way. Your students will be adapting what they learn
by shadowing NASA scientists at the MDRS and designing items needed
for their mission to the moon.
ASSIGNMENT
In order to continue to receive funding for this type of program, it
is necessary for us to receive feedback from our participants. As a participant
in the Challenge, you will be asked to complete the tasks outlined in
the schedule below. Please insure that these challenge programs can continue
by helping us with some simple reporting:
| Before the Challenge |
Timing |
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Soon after registration/
before starting the challenge |
| During the Challenge |
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- Students research and design process
with Experts available to help
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September |
- Webchat with MDRS participants
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October 23 @ 10:00 a.m. Pacific |
- Submit Preliminary designs by
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October 31 |
- Experts review & give feedback on designs.
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November
6 - 13 |
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November 30 |
- Attend the live web cast.
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December 12 @ 9:00 a.m. Pacific
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| After the Challenge |
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- Administer Student Post-Challenge Survey
(as above)
- Complete Teacher Reaction Questionnaire
(about 20 min. online)
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Early December |
EVALUATION FORMS
*Assign Student ID's
In order to accurately track and assess data and, at the same time,
to ensure student confidentiality, you will need to assign a
four-digit ID for each student. Please record your student names
and ID numbers where you can find them after the challenge to be used
in the post-challenge survey. This master list of ID numbers
should be kept in a safe place throughout the Challenge so that you can
refer to it in the event a student forgets his/her number.
Only you will know which student names are assigned to the ID numbers,
so please make sure students properly enter their 4-digit number on the
surveys and questionnaires.
NOTE: It is important that your students complete the Pre-Challenge
Survey before you
begin the Challenge activities. Go
to: http://www.zoomerang.com/survey.zgi?p=WEB225MCHP65TK
Thank you for your interest in the Lunar Research Station Design Challenge.
Instructional plans are available for use after your classroom Pre-Challenge
Surveys are submitted.
We look forward to working with you over the next several
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