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If you are interested in participating in EventScope's
free pilot deployment, please contact Education: eventscope-education@lists.andrew.cmu.edu
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"An
important use of technology is its capacity to
create new opportunities for curriculum and instruction
by bringing real-world problems into the classroom
for students to explore and solve."
National Research Council |
To
see an overview of EventScope's current curriculum click
here.
When
NASA sends robots to other planets or remote parts of
the Earth, scientists at Mission Control computers use
virtual reality to experience those places as if they
were there. The goal of the EventScope project at Carnegie
Mellon University is to create classroom computer interfaces
and curriculum.
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To
extend the exploration capabilities to middle
school students as a means of expanding their
interest in science and technology,
To
bring other planets, distant continents, and
NASA robotic mission sites directly into the
classroom.
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To
see an overview of EventScope's current curriculum
click here.
EventScope, a NASA-funded project with support from
local foundations, is an educational tool designed
to engage students in learning science through a three-dimensional
game-like computer interface. EventScope allows students
to virtually explore faraway places through their
computers, enabling them to experience the same kind
of "tele-presence" that scientists currently
use to investigate remote worlds. The project currently
uses NASA data from past and current Mars missions
(Viking, Pathfinder and the current Mars Global Surveyor
mission) to excite students in scientific inquiry
and discovery. The flexible, modularized two to three
week curriculum package includes lessons, computer-based
labs that address national science standards and benchmarks.
EventScope also provides teacher-training workshops
and works with teachers to assess their curriculum.
EventScope was pilot tested in three middle schools
in fall 2000 and expanded to nine schools in Spring
2001 and thirty-six schools in Fall 2002. EventScope
is currently recruiting teachers to test pilot modules
covering Earth and Mars.
To see an overview of EventScope's current curriculum
click here.
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