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*{_}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._*
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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.

h3. There will be three main streams of engagement:

* Website interaction
* [Classroom activities|MDRS:Classroom Activities and Resources]
* [Mission Control at Carter Observatory|http://www.carterobservatory.org/a-kiwi-mission-to-mars]

h3. Three phases of engagement:

* Pre Mission
* During Mission
* Post Mission

h4. 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|http://www.carterobservatory.org/a-kiwi-mission-to-mars]* facility, 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|MDRS:Classroom Activities and Resources]* produced by the wider project team, which includes KiwiSpace and curriculum-expert educators. We are working closely with the [Royal Society of New Zealand|MDRS:The Royal Society of New Zealand], the [New Zealand Association of Science Educators|MDRS:NZASE], [MDRS:Carter Observatory], Capital E, [MDRS:LEARNZ], [MDRS:Futureintech], [MDRS:Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu] and [Mars Society Australia;|MDRS:Mars Society Australia]
* 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.
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Explore this site
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Commander's Log
The commander of the expedition will keep you posted with the latest progress in the preparation of the project.
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