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Two students exhibit their constructed Dawn spacecraft model. Courtesy: McREL |
Become a Dawn Young Engineer!
Kids of all ages can become a Dawn Young Engineer by constructing your own Dawn paper spacecraft model and sending us a picture of you holding your spacecraft.
Use the following rules to become a Dawn Young Engineer:
- Print and build a Dawn paper spacecraft model.
+ Spacecraft Model (PDF)
+ Assembly Instructions (PDF)
- Have someone take a picture of you holding your spacecraft.
- Have a parent or guardian complete a photo release form.
+ Photo Release (Word Document 28k)
- Send your photo and permission form to askdawn@mcrel.org
- See your picture on the Dawn Young Engineers page. We will only post your first name and last initial. *
*According to the 2002 Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, absolutely no image will be posted on this site without parental or guardian permission. No locator information, including a child's city, state, or school will be posted with a child's image.
Investigate Cratering!
Contribute to the scientific understanding of the surfaces of solar system bodies.
Clickworkers is designed to help you understand the role that surface features, in particular craters, play in gathering information about solar system bodies.
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Attention: Curriculum Coordinators
and Science Educators:
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| Dr. B.J. McCormick (Senior Consultant, McREL) demonstrates
how vegetables can be used to model asteroid light curves
for teachers in Kansas. |
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Are you interested in being considered a Dawn pilot-test
site?
Informal Educators who work with middle school-aged youth can pilot test the Find a Meteorite
materials this fall. Read the Dawn
pilot-test study description
(PDF) to learn more and to sign up.
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