The Red Star…The Red Star…

Texas A&M University

Corpus Christi

Targeted StrategyTargeted Strategy

Focusing on children

Focusing on the parents involvement with their children as they grow up

Forming bonds within the family for their future

Outreach EmphasisOutreach Emphasis

Providing further information through a web site

Holding community outreach activities nation wide

Gaining the publics attention through advertisement

Web SiteWeb Site

Location: http://bluto.tamucc.edu/theredstarPurpose: Help integrate researchers,

teachers, and amateur astronomers into the Mars program

Navigation: Accessible hard data, presented in user friendly format

(Easily readable charts, tables, and images)

Web Site ContentsWeb Site Contents

Various links:– Texas A&M – Corpus Christi– NASA (home page)– Mission to Mars– Satellite Images– Fun and Games for children

Texas A&M – Corpus Christi – Learn a little about our school

NASA– Learn about the various space programs and everything

that NASA has to offer Mission to Mars

– Dedicated to explaining Mars, why we should go, and what we can learn?

Satellite Images– Provides a list of links where you can view the Earth

from space Fun and Games

– Lets children learn about space and have fun at the same time

Interactive Activities with Interactive Activities with Elementary School ChildrenElementary School Children

Preceded in the classrooms by a 5 day curriculum developed by TAMUCC students

The curriculum integrates explicitly Science TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills)

Involves learning about the solar system and what is required to travel and survive outside the Earth’s environment

At the conclusion of the 5th day curriculum children will build and launch stomp rockets

Outreach: Astronaut’s Visit to Outreach: Astronaut’s Visit to Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi

Raised over $ 1,000 dollar from local businesses to invite Astronauts

Visit goals include raising NASA visibility in South Texas with talks to students, faculty and community at large

Interactive sessions with local school children Luncheon with student leaders Visit of Driscoll Children’s Hospital Meetings with University Leadership

Have you ever been in deep space?Have you ever been to Mars?What do you know about our solar

system?What does it take to travel from

our planet Earth to the other planets of our solar system such as Mars?

K-5 5-day Curriculum

Astronaut VisitAstronaut Visit

Two astronauts will visit TAMUCC campus in September of 2003

The children will share what they learned about space, ask questions and test their rockets with the astronauts

The stomp rocket activity was recently tested at a local science fair on TAMUCC campus with more than 100 children involved

Stomp Rockets Stomp Rockets during the Coastal during the Coastal

Bend Science Bend Science FairFair

Several hundred launches from K-5 children

Storyboards - 30sStoryboards - 30s

Targeted Audience:– To the general public focusing on individuals

within the age group of late twenties to the mid fifties

Strategy for communicating the message:– To make an emotional appeal to the general

public using clips of excitement or pride from a diverse population where the community benefits directly

Storyboards – 60sStoryboards – 60s

Targeted audience:– To aim at young adolescence and teenagers that may

watch T.V. for entertainment or educational use, often flicking through the channels looking for a picture of interest to come upon to watch

Strategy for communicating the message:– The best way to educate young adolescence and

teenagers is to ask them questions. The authority figure seems to be more open when asking the question, opposed to when giving a command

Helpers…Helpers…

This clip is to thank the people that dedicated their time and knowledge

to help us make this idea into a reality!