Astrobiology Mastery Defense Amelie

U-Xplore: Science communication mastered through Astrobiology

Driving Question:

Is there life o Mars?

Spirit of the Question:

How can I best contribute to an the question ‘is there life on Ma

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TRY 1: TH EXPERIM

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TRY 2: TH SCIENCE

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Information literacy

Contributing to Scientific Knowledge: Makes an intentional, specific contribution to scientific knowledge, by designing, conducting, and analyzing the results of an investigation

Critical Thinking

Communicating Scientific Concepts: Clearly communicates scientific information and the results of scientific research to an audience, using relevant analogies, diagrams, and conceptual frameworks

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What do we already know?

How can I m accessi

Extensive research: DEJ + Annotated Bib + Online Course

Boiling down concep Switch to focus on SciComm

How can I build skills?

Original methodology + Communications with experts

How can I teach & create?

make this ible?

n to 3 key pts

Mastery!

Capstone paper + Science kit

She did it!

Yay!

Preparing the Kit Feedback loops + Testing + Like product analysis 9

Excellency:

Feedback fro and aud

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towards and s scientiďŹ c d thought

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Contributing to scientific knowledge:

Commu Concep

Makes an intentional, specific contribution to scientific knowledge, by designing, conducting, and analyzing the results of an investigation

Clearl inform scient using and co

DQ: Is there Life on Mars? (How can I best contribute to answering the question, ‘Is there life on Mars?’)

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unicating Scientific pts:

ly communicates scientific mation and the results of tific research to an audience, relevant analogies, diagrams, onceptual frameworks

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