July 21- JPL Tour, Mission Life Cycle, Mars

Monday, July 21 Pasadena, CA

NASA/JPL http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/about_JPL/maps.php

Google Map: http://tinyurl.com/288bqob

7:45 AM JPL Arrival/Badging Lobby, Building 249, Visitor Control

Bring government-issued photo ID

8:30 AM Welcome and viewing “Journey to the Planets and Beyond” von Karman Auditorium

9:30 AM JPL Life Cycle Tour, Part I

David Seidel, Deputy Education Director

Ota Lutz, Education Specialist

Sandra Kaszynski, Educator Professional Development Specialist

Marti Phipps, Educator Professional Development Specialist

12:00 PM Lunch café 167

1:00 PM Connections:

Next Generation Science Standards and the Common Core

State Science Standards 180-101

Dr. Susan Belgrad, CSUN, Professor of Elementary Education

Dr. Norm, Herr, CSUN, Professor of Science Education

2:00 PM NASA/JPL Educator Resource Center Overview 180-101

Classroom Activities

Educator Resources

Sign up for JPL Educator email

Paula Partida, ERC Coordinator

2:30 PM MarsBound: Mission to the Red Planet 180-101

Sandra Kaszynski

Marti Phipps

• Mars Resources
  • Mars Research Program
    • Curiosity (Mars Science Laboratory)
    • Opportunity (Mars Exploration Rover)
    • Insight (Mars Lander)
    • Mars Bound (lessons)
    • Athlete (All-Terrain Hex-Limbed Extra-Terrestrial Explorer )

4:00 PM Exploring the Red Planet – What We’ve Learned 180-101

Ashwin Vasavada, Deputy Project Scientist, Mars Science Laboratory

5:00 PM Rocket Activity - 3, 2, 1…Puff! 180-101

Sandra Kaszynski, Marti Phipps

• JPL Education resources
• NASA JPL Educator Resource Center
• Solar System Bead Distance Activity Description
• Eyes on the Solar System - Solar System visualization software for multiple platforms