Just like the great explorers of the old world who reached the shores of Aotearoa, New Zealand based on their skill and driven by curiosity, KiwiMars Outreach is a pilot project that will take students, teachers and the public on a journey of discovery, reaching new frontiers and developing cultural awareness, to find out what it takes to be an explorer of another world.
Programme description">Programme description
KiwiMars Outreach provides New Zealand school students with an opportunity to experience space science in a practical way. Through interaction with the KiwiMars 2012 crew they can engage in space science in a novel approach that will add meaning and understanding to often complex ideas.
There will be three main streams of engagement:
- Website interaction
- [Classroom activities]
- Mission Control at Carter Observatory
Three phases of engagement:
- Pre Mission
- During Mission
- Post Mission
Participate in the KiwiMars 2012 expedition!
Teachers, students and the general public will have the opportunity to participate in the expedition and:
Submit research ideas
- The onsite crew is looking forward to your research ideas to undertake during the mission;
Engage live with the crew
- Students, teachers and public can engage life with the crew via live telemetry, video conferences, Skype calls and updates from the mission;
- Keep an eye on the updates for booking times for the live slot.
Visit our Mission Control
- Visit the dedicated Mission Control facility, hosted at Carter Observatory.
Visit our Mission Portal
- Talk to experts through the Mission Portal, hosted on our website. The mission portal will provide news and updates, but also the ability for students to interact with the crew and a team of specialists (teachers) that can answer students' questions related to the experiments undertaken in real time during the mission.
Help us create Resources and Guides or simply enjoy them
- [Resources and guides] produced by the wider project team, which includes KiwiSpace and curriculum-expert educators. We are working closely with the Royal Society of New Zealand, the New Zealand Association of Science Educators, Carter Observatory, Capital E, LEARNZ, Futureintech, Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu and Mars Society Australia;
Participate in Talks and Seminars upon the crew's return
- Attending a series of talks and seminars by the crew before and after they return, targeting the public, schools and other institutions culminating in World Space Week 4-10 October 2012.
Explore this site
Commander's Log
The commander of the expedition will keep you posted with the latest progress in the preparation of the project.