Asteroid Discovery and Exploration: The NASA Dawn Mission
Workshop
Date/Time: Saturday
, 8:00am - 9:00am
Location: Marriott Hotel , Room Ballroom Salon II
Presenter(s):
Joe Wise Dawn Mission E/PO Manager, New Roads School
Type: Hands-On
Track: Earth/Space Science
Emphasis: Pedagogy/Techniques
Target Audience: 9-12
Description: NASA's Dawn Mission travels "back in time" to the asteroid belt, where early forms of of solar system matter provide keys to planet formation. Students participate in this mission with asteroid searches using telescopes in California, Chile, and Australia using the internet.
