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{color:#000000}{*}{_}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._{*}{color}
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{color:#197da5}{*}Programme description{*}{color}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.Teachers, students and the general public will have the opportunity to participate in the KiwiMars 2012 expedition through:* Submitting research ideas for the onsite crew to undertake during the mission;* Engaging with the students via *live telemetry, video conferences, Skype calls* and *updates from the mission*;* Visits to the dedicated *Mission Control* facility _(see next page)_, hosted at Carter Observatory.* Talking 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. * *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 and LEARNZ;* Attending a series of *talks and seminars* by the crew after they return, targeting the public, schools and other institutions culminating in World Space Week 4-10 October 2012.{color:#003366}{*}{column}{*}{color}
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{color:#003366}[{color:#003366}Back to KiwiMars Home{color}|KiwiMars 2012]{color}
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