Location
Holiday Inn, Manatee Room D
Start Date
29-4-1997 2:00 PM
Description
The Air Force Phillips Laboratory sponsors a yearly event called Marsville, in which 350 fifth grade students design and build a life-size model of a Martian colony and the life support systems to support it. The program aims to 1) expose students to technological, scientific and environmental issues related to space exploration, 2) demonstrate problem solving and team learning using a cooperative model, and 3) provide students with positive role models from the fields of science and technology. The Marsville concept was conceived by the Challenger Center and is one of many educational outreach programs offered by Phillips Laboratory.
Paper Session I-D - Marsville - Elementary Students Design a Colony of the Future
Holiday Inn, Manatee Room D
The Air Force Phillips Laboratory sponsors a yearly event called Marsville, in which 350 fifth grade students design and build a life-size model of a Martian colony and the life support systems to support it. The program aims to 1) expose students to technological, scientific and environmental issues related to space exploration, 2) demonstrate problem solving and team learning using a cooperative model, and 3) provide students with positive role models from the fields of science and technology. The Marsville concept was conceived by the Challenger Center and is one of many educational outreach programs offered by Phillips Laboratory.
