STEM activities for exploring Mars using innovative e-learning

摘要

Mars, the most Earth-like of the planets, has motivated scientists to search for life there. Presently, plans are in the works for landing humans on the Red planet between 2025 and the 2030s. Young students of today may have an opportunity to travel to Mars and /or serve as future astronauts. Therefore, it is important to provide them with enjoyable and rewarding learning experiences about space travel and the planet Mars. This paper describes successful STEM activities that use innovative e-learning to simulate components of real Mars missions.