Location
Howard Johnson Plaza-Hotel, Columbia/ Enterprise Rooms
Start Date
29-4-1993 1:00 PM
End Date
29-4-1993 4:00 PM
Description
The use of space as a basis for a week-long seminar aimed at high-school teachers and students has proven successful. This seminar includes academic, demonstration, and activities to show students and teachers how high-school level mathematics and science is used in the space world. We have found this program to be an excellent motivator for students and teachers and enhances their normal learning activities. This paper describes the goals, mechanics, and activities of the program. Evaluation results are also discussed.
Paper Session III-B - A High-School Level Summer Space Education Seminar
Howard Johnson Plaza-Hotel, Columbia/ Enterprise Rooms
The use of space as a basis for a week-long seminar aimed at high-school teachers and students has proven successful. This seminar includes academic, demonstration, and activities to show students and teachers how high-school level mathematics and science is used in the space world. We have found this program to be an excellent motivator for students and teachers and enhances their normal learning activities. This paper describes the goals, mechanics, and activities of the program. Evaluation results are also discussed.
Comments
Space Education
Session Chairman: R. Gilbert Moore, Physics Department, Utah State University, Logan, Ut
Session Organizer: Priscilla Elfrey, Patent Counsel and Technology Transfer Office, NASA, Kennedy Space Center