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PARI STEM and Space Exploration Summer Camps
Martian Frontier
Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute
1 PARI Drive, Rosman, North Carolina 28772
Jul. 21st - Aug. 1st
Do you like games? Have you ever imagined going to the Moon, Mars, or beyond? Campers will gain confidence, learn space science, and strive to make it to Mars in this combination role-play and academic camp.
This immersive journey amidst our historic campus, simulates the processes that NASA and aerospace companies use to go to outer space.
Campers will prioritize mission goals, design space craft and instruments, choose a capable and diverse crew, and navigate funding and ethical challenges in this scenario to reach the Martian Frontier.
Learn more about the camp and curriculum.
Campers will examine, research, and execute their mission plan using many scientific principles including rocketry, engineering, Astrophysics, Biology, Food Science and more.
Independently and as a team, campers will work through a series of activities designed to encourage research and decision-making with the ultimate goal to launch a fully thought-out, scientifically sound mission to Mars.
When a team addresses a challenge, they'll report their findings back to the group and present what they believe is the best course of action. But, every path has pros and cons, and decisions may effect the work of another team.
PARI staff, counselors, and special guests who actively work in the space science and related fields will guide campers through their mission.
This camp is designed to engage campers with a wide variety of interests and skills. Activities are scaled to to each session to be challenging, but achievable.
It's about more than just science. Campers will need to navigate through tasks like choosing a crew and communicating with the public to keep their interest high. Every choice could change the path of the mission in surprising ways, opening some paths, while closing others!