Cassini Scientist for a Day
The Cassini Scientist for a Day Essay Contest is an opportunity for students around the world to learn about the Cassini mission to Saturn and to study and write about one of three of Saturn¹s most interesting science targets: Saturn and its Rings, Tethys and Saturn¹s Rings, and Titan.
Students watch videos of Cassini team members (scientists, engineers, mission planners, science planners, etc. representing both genders and a variety of ethnic backgrounds) as they introduce the contest and advocate for one of the three targets. The students work alone or in small groups to decide which target they think will yield the most interesting science results, and they conduct research and write an essay of up to 500 words justifying their selection.
In the process, students learn to think like scientists, and gain practice writing essays. They learn to conduct research and argue for their chosen target in much the same way that Cassini scientists do.
Cassini Scientist for a Day website:
http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/scientistforaday/international/
For more information, contact: scientistforaday@jpl.nasa.gov
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