1 00:00:04,880 --> 00:00:02,720 that's that's around them nASA has sent 2 00:00:07,039 --> 00:00:04,890 dozens of teachers to California State 3 00:00:09,410 --> 00:00:07,049 University's desert study center ins 4 00:00:12,230 --> 00:00:09,420 Isaac's on the edge of the barren mojave 5 00:00:14,839 --> 00:00:12,240 desert to conduct real science side by 6 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:14,849 side NASA researchers in an extreme 7 00:00:19,099 --> 00:00:17,010 environment we've collected a group of 8 00:00:20,510 --> 00:00:19,109 teachers from middle school's science 9 00:00:22,070 --> 00:00:20,520 and math teachers we're bringing them 10 00:00:23,570 --> 00:00:22,080 out into the field we're making them 11 00:00:25,189 --> 00:00:23,580 part of our science research team 12 00:00:27,230 --> 00:00:25,199 they're going to work along with us 13 00:00:29,390 --> 00:00:27,240 understand what we're doing in the field 14 00:00:31,519 --> 00:00:29,400 why we're doing it the goal is for the 15 00:00:35,090 --> 00:00:31,529 participants to experience firsthand 16 00:00:36,530 --> 00:00:35,100 NASA related field science then using 17 00:00:38,660 --> 00:00:36,540 the knowledge they've gained as a 18 00:00:41,270 --> 00:00:38,670 springboard to develop exciting 19 00:00:43,940 --> 00:00:41,280 experiments demonstrations and lesson 20 00:00:46,310 --> 00:00:43,950 plans for their students the lesson we 21 00:00:48,889 --> 00:00:46,320 want them to learn is what it's like to 22 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:48,899 explore a fireman's that are remote but 23 00:00:52,310 --> 00:00:50,730 interesting like the moon like Mars and 24 00:00:54,500 --> 00:00:52,320 to take that lesson back into their 25 00:00:56,029 --> 00:00:54,510 classrooms teach it to their students 26 00:00:58,040 --> 00:00:56,039 they're the future of the space 27 00:00:59,869 --> 00:00:58,050 exploration program the astronauts that 28 00:01:02,540 --> 00:00:59,879 are in explore Mars to explore the moon 29 00:01:05,660 --> 00:01:02,550 are in middle school now so we need to