2015–2016 Student Presentations
Students participating in the Exploration of the Moon and Asteroids by Secondary Students (ExMASS) program experience multiple steps of the scientific process. The ability to communicate is essential to the process of science. All students give two presentations during their ExMASS experience — Moon/Asteroid 101 and a poster showcasing the results of their research. After posters are judged by a panel of scientists, the top four teams are given an opportunity to present their research to this panel and take questions from the judges. The recording of the “Final Four Presentation” is posted on this page.
Moon/Asteroid 101
During the first six weeks of their research experience, students familiarize themselves with lunar or asteroid science and exploration. Students read articles and answer guiding questions to build a foundation of lunar or asteroid science. After finishing the readings, student teams apply their new knowledge to a presentation in which they characterize the geology seen in three images of the lunar surface or three images of asteroids.
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Academy of the Holy Angels Moon 101 |
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Commack High School Asteroid 101 Presentation |
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Academy of the Holy Angels Asteroid 101 Presentation |
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Horace Mann School Moon & Asteroid 101 Presentation |
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Bellaire High School Asteroid 101 |
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Indian Springs School Lunar and Asteroid Image Analysis |
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Clear Lake High School ExMASS Moon 101 |
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Kickapoo High School A Geologic Characterization of Hadley Rille and the Appennine Mountains |
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Clear Lake High School ExMASS Asteroid 101 |
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Millard South High School Asteroid Analysis |
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Cliffside Park Asteroid 101 |
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Upper Darby High School Moon 101, Asteroid 101 |
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Commack High School Moon 101 Presentation |
2015–2016 Poster Presentations
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Academy of the Holy Angels Using the Least Square Method to Obtain the Absolute Magnitude of Ceres from the Light Curve |
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Indian Springs School Crater Density and Latitudinal Dependence: 10 km and 100 km Craters |
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Bellaire High School
Approximation of Asteroid Family Ages
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Kickapoo High School Excavation Depths as Indications of Magnesium Spinel Formation via Impact Melting |
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Cliffside Park High School What are the bright spots on Ceres? |
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Millard South High School A Comparative Study of Bennu, B-Type Asteroids, and Itokawa with Implications for the OSIRIS-REx Mission |
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Commack High School Resolving the Primary Cause for Floor-Fractured Craters on the Moon Using GRAIL and LOLA Data |
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Upper Darby High School Basalt Thickness of Mare Tranquillitatis using Two Methods |
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Horace Mann School Influence of Temperature and Pressure Stress On Compactness of Lunar Regolith Simulant |
2015–2016 “Final Four” Presentations
Commack High School
Kickapoo High School
Millard South High School
Upper Darby High School
