Voyage
to
Mars


Welcome

The Problem

Your Task

A Sample

The Process

Participation

Destinations

Planning

Assessment

Team Reflection

Resources

Credits

 

Extreme Travel Adventure Challenge


Credits

The authors of the Voyage to Mars teacher’s guide thank Challenger Center for Space Science Learning, Challenger Learning Center at Prairie Aviation Museum, Challenger Learning Center of Northwest Indiana, and Illinois State University for providing assistance and cooperation for the successful completion of the project “Challenger Learning Center Curriculum Development Project”. The authors further acknowledge the Space Telescope Science Institute (STSCI) for providing funds for this project under the NASA/IDEAS Grant Program No: HST-ED-90285.01-A.

Authors:

  • Cathy Bissoondial, 1998-1999 Illinois Teacher of the Year, Normal, Illinois
  • Shaukat Goderya, Department of Physics, Tarleton State University, Stephenville, Texas
  • Becky Manis, Challenger Learning Center of Northwest Indiana, Hammond, Indiana
  • Janet Moore, Challenger Learning Center at Prairie Aviation Museum, Bloomington, Illinois
  • Stacey Shrewsbury, Challenger Learning Center at Prairie Aviation Museum, Bloomington, Illinois
  • Carl J. Wenning, Department of Physics, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois

Pilot Project Curriculum Evaluators:

  • Patricia Cuddington, 8th grade, St. Mary Catholic Community School, Crown Point, Indiana
  • Cinda Farris, 8th grade, Holy Family School, Decatur, Illinois
  • Christy Gillis, Trinity Lutheran School, Bloomington, Illinois
  • Laura Irwin, 6th grade, Lincoln Junior High School, Lincoln, Illinois
  • Laurie Kaufman, 5th grade, Ridgeview Elementary School, Colfax, Illinois
  • Sue Law, Hille Middle School, Oak Forest, Illinois
  • Diane Nealey, 5th grade, Ridgeview Elementary School, Colfax, Illinois
  • Tina M. Roznawski, 5th grade, Abraham Lincoln Elementary School, Hammond, Indiana
  • Judy Stellato, 8th grade, Jerling Junior High School, Orland Park, Illinois
  • Candy Wilson, 6th grade, Boone Grove Middle School, Boone Grove, Indiana
  • Lynda Wingler, 5th grade, Prairie Elementary School, Urbana, Illinois

Support for program number HST-ED-90285.01-A was provided by NASA through a grant from the Space Telescope Science Institute, which is operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Incorporated, under NASA contract NAS5-26555.

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Last updated 7/16/2007