CALLING ALL TEACHERS FOR MARS ROVER MODEL
WORKSHOP AT UH
Deadline Approaching This Week to Register for Sept. 9 Training
Day
HOUSTON, Aug. 29, 2006 – The University of Houston’s
annual Mars Rover Model Celebration and Exhibition is here again,
and the Sept. 1 deadline to sign up for the preparatory teacher
workshop is fast approaching.
This workshop, held 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Sept. 9 at UH, will
train teachers who are considering entering their students in the
2006-07 UH Mars Rover Celebration and Exhibition.
As part of a six-week fall semester classroom-learning and homework
project on Mars research, teachers will guide primary (grades 3-5)
and middle (grades 6-8) school students in the design and construction
of a Mars Rover model to carry out a specific scientific mission
on the surface of the Red Planet. The model will be mostly a mock-up,
constructed at a minimal cost of about $10 to $25 that consists
of mostly found objects and simple art supplies. If desired, teachers
may supply students with a low-cost ($10), solar-powered car kit
or designated remote-control car to serve as the chassis.
The teacher workshop will cover details of the celebration and
exhibition, the accompanying curricula and methodologies for introducing
and supervising the projects. Teachers participating in the workshop
will be provided with a set of curriculum materials in both paper
and electronic format, one solar model kit and Web site addresses
for obtaining more information.
Advanced registration is required to receive a model kit. Interested
teachers should fill out and mail in the registration form, along
with a $15 check payable to Physics Department, University of Houston.
For registration forms, visit http://marsrover.phys.uh.edu/documents.php.
This competition is part of the education and public outreach component
of the World Space Congress, made up of the world’s space
community to chart new directions for humanity’s next decade
in space. The citywide finals will be held noon to 5 p.m., Jan.
27, 2007, in the Houston Room of the University Center at UH.
For questions, contact UH Professor of Physics and Electrical and
Computer Engineering Edgar Bering at ebering@mail.uh.edu.
For more information about the Mars Rover Celebration, visit http://marsrover.phys.uh.edu/.
WHAT: |
Mars Rover Model Celebration
and Exhibition Teacher Workshop |
WHO: |
Houston-area Primary and Middle
School Teachers |
WHEN: |
9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Sept.
9
(Registration deadline: Friday, Sept. 1) |
WHERE: |
University of Houston
Science and Research Building 1, Room 140
Off Cullen Boulevard, Entrance 14
Parking available in lot 15F |
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