Spaceward Bound

Spaceward Bound is a Field Expedition for Pre-Service Teachers and Undergraduate Science Majors interested in teaching K-12, in partnership with the The California State University Chancellor's Office and San Francisco State University and the California State University Desert Research Station at Zzyzx, California.

During Spring of 2008-2014 (SF State Spring Break), pre-service teachers and undergraduate science or math majors from San Francisco State University studied side-by-side with world-renowned planetary NASA scientists who search for life in extreme environments.

Why the Mojave - an inhospitable, parched, sun-drenched, spot in southern California? This natural setting present scientists with opportunities to study environments that are analogous to what explorers will find on the Moon and Mars. Teachers, students and scientists peform scientific fieldwork in lunar geology, Mars astrobiology, Mars geology, and issues of temperature and solar inundation and radation. See pictures from past Spaceward Bound expeditions on our Flickr Page. Click Here to read about our 2010 Participants!

Check back in January for Spaceward Bound Spring 2015 updates!

phone. (415) 405-4190
fax. (415) 338-0572
email. csme@sfsu.edu

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Spaceward Bound Mojave Mission Accomplished!

What Spaceward Bound Alums are saying...

"The best learning is to learn by doing, so to be physically involved in, for instance, the collection of samples, the pipetting, the plating and the PCR was a very very rewarding experience"
- Christian E., '14

"The Spaceward Bound program is not easy. However, you will find that it is one of the highlights of your life."
- Nicole P., '14

"I now have knowledge and laboratory skills that will be beneficial for years to come."
- Jenin S., '14