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Imagine a privately-funded group successfully sending a robotic rover to the moon. This may become a reality for your students as Google and the X PRIZE Foundation team up to motivate people all over the world to participate in the Google Lunar X PRIZE, a $30 million prize to be awarded to the first privately-funded robotic rovers to land on the Moon before December 31, 2014.
Why the Moon? Because space exploration has historically produced much of the scientific community's most ambitious research. And because the moon can be a resource for the Earth, being composed of some of the most important elements: 42% oxygen, 13% iron, 21% silicon plus others. The Google Lunar X PRIZE's mission is twofold: Apart from stimulating private research and development of a lunar robotic lander, the Lunar X PRIZE also hopes to stimulate interest in space and space exploration through motivating private groups around the world to develop technology that can used by all of humanity.
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"Teach your students more about astronomy with the Learning Guides created by the X PRIZE and the St Louis Science Center. This is an exceptional opportunity for you to bring space education into the classroom. |
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Nothing is more dramatic for students than seeing a video about space exploration. This section contains multiple short videos and animations that are easy to fit into a busy school day and will excite students' curiosity about space. |
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Remember Sputnik or the Apollo missions? Nothing gets your students more excited than finding out about space missions. This bibliography and online resources will help students research and write about space history and exploration. |
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Allow your students to explore on their own! This section contains tools built with Google products that enable students to explore not only the Earth, but now the Sky, the Moon, and Mars as well. |
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