Exploration of the Moon and Asteroids
by Secondary Students

2015–2016 Calendar

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2015

September 1

• Program officially begins

September 8

• Student pre surveys (lunar or asteroid content) due
• Begin Moon 101/Asteroid 101
• Advisors assigned to teams

October 19– 23

• Moon 101 / Asteroid 101 presentations due
• Post-Moon 101 / Asteroid 101 content surveys due after presenting Moon / Asteroid 101
• Begin research after Moon / Asteroid 101 presentation

November 1

• Team progress reports due to CLSE

December 1

• Team research topic and question should be in place
• Team progress reports due to CLSE

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2016

January 1

• Team progress reports due to CLSE

February 1

• Team progress reports due to CLSE

March 1

• Team progress reports due to CLSE
• Teams should begin working on posters and abstracts

April 1

• Team Posters and abstracts due to CLSE

April 4–8

• Competition phase begins
• Judges score posters
• Students complete post surveys; lunar/asteroid content, Process of Science, Attitudes Toward Science, and Feedback
• Teachers and mentors complete Feedback survey

April 11

• Student post surveys due
• Mentor and advisor Feedback surveys due
• Competition finalists are identified

April 15

• Finalists’ research presentations to judges; winning team announced

Late April

• Exploration Science Forum abstracts due

July 19–21 (Tentative)

• Exploration Science Forum at NASA Ames Research Center

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