What is MSIP?
Students talk about what MSIP means to them
NASA
and Arizona State University’s Mars Education Program is
offering students nationwide the opportunity to be involved in
authentic Mars research by participating in the Mars Student Imaging
Project (MSIP). Teams of students in grades 5 through college sophomore level
will have the opportunity to work with scientists, mission planners
and educators on the THEMIS team at ASU’s Mars Space Flight
Facility, to image a site on Mars using the THEMIS visible wavelength
camera onboard the Mars Odyssey spacecraft which is currently
orbiting Mars every 2 hours.
National
Science Education Standards-aligned MSIP curriculum has been
developed to assist the lead adult facilitators of student teams.
The curriculum is designed to fit within existing science curriculum
and teach the already required objectives and standards using
real world science instead of worksheets or simulations.
Involved students teams can participate in one of three formats
for image reception activities:
There
is no charge to participate in MSIP.
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