FSI Fire Scene Investigation

by Challenger Learning Center at Wheeling University (West Virginia)

The year is 2037 and NASA has established a lunar outpost to enable lunar and Martian exploration, mining and astronomical observations of deep space. Our astronaut crew at this lunar outpost routinely checks each module on the base. During a routine check to record thermal data on one of our storage units, an astronaut detects a fire in progress! Investigation Specialists calculate various components of the fire. The CO2 & O2 Specialists use an on-line Fire Simulator that yields data. They calculate the mean, median and mode for the data given and then graph a box and whiskers plot for each run of the simulator trying to determine a central tendency for the data. Students use math skills and statistics to determine the cause of the fire and to make recommendations for fire suppression on the moon. The Communications Specialists report all information to Mission Control and update the data received from their teams using the Mission Control Board.

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About This Program

Cost

By Request: $400.00
By Request Premium: $400.00

A FREE Teacher Training session for teachers/staff/administrators is included in the price of this program. Training sessions are scheduled by calling Laura Ondeck at 304-243-2029 or scheduling on-line at www.e-missions.net. The training session is scheduled at your convenience; you name the date/time desired.CILC members automatically receive a discount price from $550 to $400/ mission.

Length

90 minutes

Target Audience

Education: Grade(s) 5, 6, 7, 8

Minimum participants:

Maximum participants:

Primary Disciplines

Career Education, Gifted & Talented, Health/Physical Education, International, Language Arts/English, Mathematics, Problem Solving, Reading, Sciences, Social Studies/History, Special Education, Special Needs, Technology/Information Science

Program Delivery Mode

Videoconference - H.323 (Polycom, Cisco/Tandberg, LifeSize, etc...)
Google Hang Out
Skype

Booking Information

Student missions and FREE Teacher Training sessions are scheduled at your convenience; you select the date/time. You may call 304-243-2029 to schedule an event or you may do so on-line at www.e-missions.net using the on-line reservation forms.

Sorry, this program is not currently available. To inquire about future availability, please contact Challenger Learning Center at Wheeling University (West Virginia)

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For more information contact CILC at (507) 388-3672

Provider's Cancellation Policy

There will be no charge for cancelations due to weather or extreme circumstances. We will charge the full price of a mission if it is canceled less than 48 hours prior to the event; but we will work to reschedule the mission so that no loss is realized by the school/district.

About This Provider

Challenger Learning Center at Wheeling University (West Virginia)

Wheeling, WV
United States

In addition to offering award winning, state-of-the-art programs in a $500,000 space simulator, the Challenger Learning Center, thanks to technology, brings its innovative programs to distant classrooms around the world through its electronic distance-learning programs, known as e-Missions. The CLC flies more than 800 e-Missions for schools, many located in traditionally underserved districts, each year. We provide FREE Teacher Training sessions via video conference for any of our distance learning programs.

The Challenger Learning Center® also offers adult and student learners the chance to climb aboard a space station and complete a mission in the role of astronauts, scientists, and engineers with its Corporate Missions. A successful mission requires critical thinking, leadership, cooperation, and problem solving.

Contact:
Laura Ondeck
londeck@wju.edu
3042432029

Program Details

Format

The students will connect live with a Flight Director at CLC-Mission Control for an overview of our operations on the moon. A fire alarm will alert Mission Control that we have a fire on the moon and the students will have to use statistics to determine what materials are on fire and how to supress the fire.

Data is driven into team computers with an interface that also allows them to use a fire scene simulator.

After calculating the mean, median and mode; the students will prepare box & whisker plots to determine which simulated run matches so that they can determine the source of the fire.

Objectives

This is a very engaging, hands-on way to to cover statistics for middle school students. They will work in a fast paced enviornment and they will learn how useful statistics can be to help solve problems.

Standards Alignment

National Standards

This program has been aligned to state/national standards and you can check out the complete list on www.e-missions.net under "Standards and Objectives" on the Teacher's Toolkit.

State Standards

This program has been aligned to state/national standards and you can check out the complete list on www.e-missions.net under "Standards and Objectives" on the Teacher's Toolkit.