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JPL/NSTA Web Seminar:

Inquire, Engage and Explore: The Mars Student Imaging Project

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Inquire, Engage and Explore: The Mars Student Imaging Project

MARS ODYSSEYOctober 24, 2001

Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS)

• Visible Imaging System

– Visible-light images with 18 meters per pixel resolution.

– MSIP Students use this imaging system

• Infrared Imaging System

– The entire planet will be mapped in the infrared at 100 meters per pixel resolution.

MSIP Overview

Students:• Learn about and model the process of

science• Contribute to what is known about Mars by

conducting their own research• Can possibly command a NASA satellite• Incorporate science, math, reading, and

writing in a real-world application

Question

If you had the opportunity to have your students use a NASA orbiter and camera to take their own team image of Mars as part of a research project, would you be interested in participating?

Yes

No

Not sure

MSIP Resources• Curriculum manuals are available at http://msip.asu.edu• MSIP Staff helps mentor teachers through the process • For questions, email: msip@asu.edu

MSIP Distance Learning Conferences

•FREE monthly conferences provide access to experts.

•Conferences offered twice in a day in order to accommodate different time zones.

3 Formats of Participation

1. On-Site

2. Distance Learning

3. Archived

To Get Started:– Submit an application

Which format do you think allows students to: • Conduct authentic Mars research• Participate in nationwide distance learning

conferences• Potentially publish their results on the MSIP

website

Question

On-site

Distance-Learning

Archived

On-Site Format

Students have the opportunity to:

• Conduct part of their research at the Mars Space Flight Facility on the campus of Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

• Work with scientists and Mars Education staff

• Acquire their team targeted THEMIS image of Mars

• Compile their data and present their research to the staff at the Mars Space Flight Facility

• Participate in nationwide conferences

Distance Learning Format

Students have the opportunity to:• Conduct their research without every leaving their

school site• Work with scientists and Mars Education staff at

the Mars Space Flight Facility via internet, video or teleconferences

• Participate in nationwide conferences• Acquire their team targeted THEMIS image of

Mars• Present their research to staff at the Mars Space

Flight Facility

Archived Format

Students have the opportunity to:

• Conduct their research without every leaving their school site

• Use archived data for their research

• Participate in nationwide conferences

• Have their findings posted on the MSIP Team Results webpage

Mars Student Imaging Project TeamsDiverse groups of students

On-Site and Distance-Learning teams can create their own MSIP Team poster of “their” piece of Mars.

Activity Goals:

• Familiarize you, using a “hands-on” approach, with what you can see in THEMIS visible images

• Make observations of THEMIS visible images

• Make estimated measurements of features to incorporate mathematics

MARS IMAGE ANALYSIS ACTIVITY

Mars Image Analysis Materials

Latitude and longitude shown under context image

1. MOLA map of Mars 2. Laminated THEMIS visible image AND context image

3. Feature ID Charts (5 charts)

4. Erasable markers

4 Steps of the Activity:

1. Using the latitude and longitude provided on the image, find the location of your image on the MOLA map.

2. Using the Feature ID Charts, label geologic features in both your context and THEMIS image.

3. Think about the “history of your area” – What’s older, what’s younger? What’s happened here?!?

4. Make estimated (or actual) measurements on THEMIS visible image.

Mars Image Analysis

MOLA Map

180° 210° 240° 270° 300° 330° 0° 30° 60° 90° 120° 150° 180°

East Longitudes

60°

30°

0°

-30°

-60°

THEMIS Visible Image

Context Image:

MOLA Shaded Relief

-19N, 173E

THEMIS imagesTHEMIS images are taken during are taken during the afternoon and the afternoon and the sun is shining the sun is shining from the leftfrom the left

THEMIS visible imagesTHEMIS visible imagesare ~18 km acrossare ~18 km across

CONTEXT CONTEXT images images appear to appear to have the sun have the sun shining from shining from the rightthe right

Feature ID Charts

Categorized by topic:

•Craters•Channels•Volcanoes•Water-Related•Wind-Related

What we will do:

1. Using the Feature ID Chart(s), label geologic features in both your context and THEMIS images.

2. Make estimated measurements on THEMIS images only.

Mars Image Analysis

Closing MSIP Remarks

•MSIP gives students a chance to conduct authentic research, model the science process, and contribute to what is known about Mars

•The MSIP Staff will work with you to help you make a plan to fit your classroom needs

•DON’T MISS OUT on the opportunity to have your students use the Mars Odyssey spacecraft and ASU’s THEMIS visible camera!!!

Useful Links Available at NSTA Website:

http://institute.nsta.org/JPL/webseminar2.asp

• MSIP Website• THEMIS Website• Video clip of how to do the Mars Image

Analysis Activity• MSIP Application• Lendable Mars Image Analysis Image

sets: Submit an MSIP application and email msip@asu.edu

National Science Teachers AssociationGerry Wheeler, Executive Director

Frank Owens, Associate Executive Director Conferences and Programs

Al Byers, Assistant Executive Director e-Learning

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