1 / 5

MSL/ CheMin Citizen Science in K12 Schools Lassen Astrobiology Intern Program

Exobiology Branch (SSX) Updates. MSL/ CheMin Citizen Science in K12 Schools Lassen Astrobiology Intern Program Ames Project Excellence Development Program (APEX) Life Detection THINK ubator. MSL Update - Curiosity reaches Vera Rubin Ridge.

verner
Download Presentation

MSL/ CheMin Citizen Science in K12 Schools Lassen Astrobiology Intern Program

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Exobiology Branch (SSX) Updates • MSL/CheMin • Citizen Science in K12 Schools • Lassen Astrobiology Intern Program • Ames Project Excellence Development Program (APEX) Life Detection THINKubator

  2. MSL Update - Curiosity reaches Vera Rubin Ridge

  3. Cultivating Microbial Ecology Research as Citizen Science in K12 Schools Anne McHugh 2016, 2017 STAR summer intern, Meadow Park Middle School, Beaverton, Oregon (SSX mentors Brad Bebout and Craig Everroad) Implementing the Next-Generation Science Standards by training K12 students as citizen scientists, and meeting NASA’s science goals Outcomes: Motivating students in STEM education and developing classroom curriculum by doing real science with NASA. Studying microbial communities in a replicated classroom aquaponics ecosystem – How do aquaponics system design choices impact microbial diversity over time? Investigating microbial mat ecosystem dynamics of Elkhorn Slough – How do ecosystems adjust to changing environmental factors? Left: Student-generated growth rate data for cyanobacteria experiment. Right:Microbial mats at Elkhorn Slough, CA. Top: Student-generated meta analysis of aquaponics plant growth rate data by tank, colored by independent variable. Left: Classroom aquaponics setup. Acknowledgements: Angela Detweiler, Anne McHugh’s 8th grade science classes, Suzanne Pittock and Kyle Packan. Bebout lab members provided moral support and critical feedback . Support from: NASA SIF Grant (Biology IS the Technology), Donor’s Choose, STAR Fellowship at Cal Poly, an NSF Noyce grant, Beaverton Education Foundation grant. https://go.nasa.gov/2uJhxmF

  4. Lassen Astrobiology Intern Program • Collaboration between Ames Exobiology Branch, Red Bluff High School, and Lassen Volcanic National Park • Began as extracurricular activity in 2009; became formal course in 2015 • Current Ames team: Dave Des Marais, NikiParenteau, Mike Kubo • Seniors are research team leaders; Juniors are team members; 5 per team • Hands-on research addressing interactions between microorganisms, environmental conditions and geological processes • “A to Z” research experience includes class lectures, fieldwork, lab experiments, data interpretation, research reports, oral presentation to community, and formal evaluation of educational impact • Includes visits to Ames and other field sites

  5. Hands-On, Learn-by-Doing Development Program • aimed at • Discovering innovative early (embryonic) • science and/or technology concepts for detecting life biosignatures in the water, plumes, subsurface or surface of celestial bodies. • Claire Smith (HRD), claire.smith-1@nasa.gov Ames Project Excellence (APEX) Development Program URL: appel.nasa.gov/apex

More Related