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Performing a Planetary Exploration Mission from the Classroom

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Robotics in Natural Settings (CLAWAR 2022)

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The concept of a newly developed online teacher training course in robotics by the European Space Agency (ESA) Education Office is presented. The course aims at both primary and secondary school teachers, as the activities proposed are appropriate for students from 8 to 14 years old. Teaching scenario and design strategy of online activities are presented along with the space context used to wrap-up the whole activity. A separate paragraph is dedicated in presenting the activity of Remote Coding. This activity contributes to increase the interactivity of the course and gives participants the feeling of operating a real planetary exploration mission. Finally, a statistical analysis from participants’ feedback is presented. Results show a continuous effort of teachers to implement new Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) tools to their classes along with a clear preference on more interactive activities concerning the online content delivery method.

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  1. European Space Agency, ESTEC, Keplerlaan 1, PO Box 299, 2200 AG, Noordwijk, The Netherlands

    Elsa Maria Alfonso Sanchez, Monica Talevi & Hugo Maree

  2. European Space Agency, ESEC-Galaxia, 2 rue devant les hĂŞtres, 6890, Transinne, Belgium

    Anestis Mavridis

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  1. Elsa Maria Alfonso Sanchez
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Correspondence to Anestis Mavridis .

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of the Azores, Ponta Delgada, Portugal

    José M. Cascalho

  2. School of Engineering, London South Bank University, London, UK

    Mohammad Osman Tokhi

  3. School of Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Porto, Portugal

    Manuel F. Silva

  4. Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of the Azores, Ponta Delgada, Portugal

    Armando Mendes

  5. Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering (M3), Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK

    Khaled Goher

  6. Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of the Azores, Ponta Delgada, Portugal

    Matthias Funk

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Sanchez, E.M.A., Mavridis, A., Talevi, M., Maree, H. (2023). Performing a Planetary Exploration Mission from the Classroom. In: Cascalho, J.M., Tokhi, M.O., Silva, M.F., Mendes, A., Goher, K., Funk, M. (eds) Robotics in Natural Settings. CLAWAR 2022. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 530. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15226-9_37

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