Joliet Historical Museum : Survival on Mars
Wednesday 06/27/2018 
9:00 am ET

Joliet Historical Museum

Joliet Area Historical Museum

204 North Ottawa Street

Joliet, Illinois  60432


 

Educators in Grades K-12


NASA STEM Exploration:  Mission to the Red Planet - Survival on Mars
Audience: Grades K-12 

Presented by NASA Education Specialist: Susan Kohler

This STEM workshop will guide participants through problem based engineering design activities related to Exploration and Space travel to Mars.

The cross- curricular activities and N.A.S.A. educational websites introduced will provide the educators innovative teaching strategies to reach the NGSS for science as well as the CORE standards in math and language arts.

Ø Comparing Earth to Mars: Solar System Beads and Play- doh Planets –( Models of Solar System)

Ø Survival in space: Solar radiation and SPF level(Engineering Design Challenge with UV beads )

Ø Keeping your Cool (Spacesuits Design Challenge)(

Ø Designing a Mission Exploration Vehicle

Ø Food for Thought (Life Science) –Food Preparation for Space

Ø Hydration Station ( Train Like an Astronaut)




 





 


Susan Kohler is the current Education Professional Development Specialist at Glenn Research Center and serves the states of Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin and Minnesota. She has more than 25 years of progressively responsible K-12 educational leadership experience. She has served as Asst. Principal, Principal, Curriculum Director, Math/Science Consultant and Asst. Superintendent. Susan taught science for 13 years at the high school level. Her expertise in STEM and professional development is combined with her knowledge of new technology trends and innovative instructional strategies. Susan holds a Master’s in Education Administration from Bowling Green State College as well as a Bachelors degree of Science in Biological Sciences with the emphasis on Neurophysiology from Ramapo College in New Jersey.