Material Presented by Educators at the
Mars Observer Thermal Emission Spectrometer
SECOND K-12 Educators' Workshop
Saturday, 21 August 1993
Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
The following pages contain materials submitted for presentation by
Educators who attended the Second K-12 Educators' Workshop in August 1993.
- Davis, Meg
- McKemy Middle School, Tempe, Arizona
"At Home on the Red Planet" not included here; see below
- Gerard, Maureen
- Gilbert Elementary School, Gilbert, Arizona
"Space Art Painting Project"
- Heyl, Patricia
- Jefferson Elementary School, Mesa, Arizona
"Creating a Classroom Planetarium"
- Martin, Mary
- Kiva Elementary School, Scottsdale, Arizona
"Golf Ball Activity to Assist Students in Understanding how the Thermal Emission
Spectrometer Works"
- O'Kelly, Sadie
- Florence Elementary School, Florence, Arizona
"Counting Stars" not included here; see below
- Materials checked above are reprinted from from the "1993-1994 Education Supplement
and Guide."
- The "Counting Stars" activity provides students with skills for estimating
how many stars are in the Universe from a small sampling. "Counting Stars"
is available from the AIMS Newsletter, Volume 3, Issue 1 (July-August 1988);
AIMS Education Foundation, P.O. Box 8120, Fresno, California, 93747-8120.
- For information about the "At Home on the Red Planet" activity, contact
Meg Davis at McKemy Middle School, 2250 S. College Ave., Tempe, AZ, 85282.
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