The Air Force Philips Laboratory sponsors a yearly event called marsville, in which 350 fifth grade students design and build a life-size model fo a martian oclony and the life support systems to support it. The program aims to (1) expose students to technological, scietific and environmental issues related to space exploration.(2) demonstrate problem solving and team learnign using a cooperative model, and (3) provide students with positive role models fro mthe fields fo science and tehcnology. The Marsville ocncept was ocnceived by the challenger center and is one of many educational outreach programs offered by philips laboratory.
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