DIVERSE Space Mission exnotes

Space Mission: Ice Moon: 

Space Mission: Ice Moon Students working as scientists Lyndsay Grant Learning Researcher, Futurelab

Introduction: 

Introduction Futurelab and National Space Centre prototype development project Context and aims Case study findings Issues for research and development Questions

What is Space Mission: Ice Moon: 

What is Space Mission: Ice Moon

What is Space Mission: Ice Moon?: 

What is Space Mission: Ice Moon? 90 minute space disaster simulation Up to 30 students, from 12-14 years old Six teams, working together Classroom, science centre, CLC, museum Videoconference and broadband

Context: 

Context What is science education for? “How do they know that?” Science in informal contexts, e.g. museums and science centres

Aims of the project: 

Aims of the project Children to experience working as scientists problem-solving, creating explanations from evidence, working collaboratively, positive attitude to science

Key findings: 

Key findings Engaging and enjoyable Imaginatively entering into role “I felt like we were scientists looking at that big screen” “You see people working for NASA in films and it was just like that” “[If the Mission Commander had been in the room] you wouldn’t have thought like this was actually being beamed from a satellite from space”

Key findings: 

Key findings Problem solving and interpreting evidence “L: There’s something wrong with Ajaz It’s Ajaz for O2. 43 minutes left. O: How do you know?” “G: We can’t go a quicker way unless we send them through a tremor. B: But we need the minutes”

Issues and questions for further research and development: 

Issues and questions for further research and development Transforming the classroom Forming a distributed community of hosts and users Collaboration across multiple locations Reflecting on learning; transfer to school and other learning spaces

Contact details: 

Contact details lyndsay.grant@futurelab.org.uk http://www.futurelab.org.uk/showcase/ space_mission/space_mission.htm timb@spacecentre.co.uk www.spacecentre.co.uk