the red star… texas a&m university corpus christi
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The Red Star…The Red Star…
Texas A&M University
Corpus Christi
Targeted StrategyTargeted Strategy
Focusing on children
Focusing on the parents involvement with their children as they grow up
Forming bonds within the family for their future
Outreach EmphasisOutreach Emphasis
Providing further information through a web site
Holding community outreach activities nation wide
Gaining the publics attention through advertisement
Web SiteWeb Site
Location: http://bluto.tamucc.edu/theredstarPurpose: Help integrate researchers,
teachers, and amateur astronomers into the Mars program
Navigation: Accessible hard data, presented in user friendly format
(Easily readable charts, tables, and images)
Web Site ContentsWeb Site Contents
Various links:– Texas A&M – Corpus Christi– NASA (home page)– Mission to Mars– Satellite Images– Fun and Games for children
Texas A&M – Corpus Christi – Learn a little about our school
NASA– Learn about the various space programs and everything
that NASA has to offer Mission to Mars
– Dedicated to explaining Mars, why we should go, and what we can learn?
Satellite Images– Provides a list of links where you can view the Earth
from space Fun and Games
– Lets children learn about space and have fun at the same time
Interactive Activities with Interactive Activities with Elementary School ChildrenElementary School Children
Preceded in the classrooms by a 5 day curriculum developed by TAMUCC students
The curriculum integrates explicitly Science TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills)
Involves learning about the solar system and what is required to travel and survive outside the Earth’s environment
At the conclusion of the 5th day curriculum children will build and launch stomp rockets
Outreach: Astronaut’s Visit to Outreach: Astronaut’s Visit to Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi
Raised over $ 1,000 dollar from local businesses to invite Astronauts
Visit goals include raising NASA visibility in South Texas with talks to students, faculty and community at large
Interactive sessions with local school children Luncheon with student leaders Visit of Driscoll Children’s Hospital Meetings with University Leadership
Have you ever been in deep space?Have you ever been to Mars?What do you know about our solar
system?What does it take to travel from
our planet Earth to the other planets of our solar system such as Mars?
K-5 5-day Curriculum
Astronaut VisitAstronaut Visit
Two astronauts will visit TAMUCC campus in September of 2003
The children will share what they learned about space, ask questions and test their rockets with the astronauts
The stomp rocket activity was recently tested at a local science fair on TAMUCC campus with more than 100 children involved
Stomp Rockets Stomp Rockets during the Coastal during the Coastal
Bend Science Bend Science FairFair
Several hundred launches from K-5 children
Storyboards - 30sStoryboards - 30s
Targeted Audience:– To the general public focusing on individuals
within the age group of late twenties to the mid fifties
Strategy for communicating the message:– To make an emotional appeal to the general
public using clips of excitement or pride from a diverse population where the community benefits directly
Storyboards – 60sStoryboards – 60s
Targeted audience:– To aim at young adolescence and teenagers that may
watch T.V. for entertainment or educational use, often flicking through the channels looking for a picture of interest to come upon to watch
Strategy for communicating the message:– The best way to educate young adolescence and
teenagers is to ask them questions. The authority figure seems to be more open when asking the question, opposed to when giving a command
Helpers…Helpers…
This clip is to thank the people that dedicated their time and knowledge
to help us make this idea into a reality!