Davis Creek Elementary's
Mars Red Rover Project Presented To
The West Virginia Science Conference 1999

The Davis Creek Elementary Mars Red Rover Project was presented to the West Virginia Science Conference in October 1999.  Mrs. Linda Hamilton and Sharon Simon presented the project with a Power Point Presentation, an archive of photographs, a sampling of web sites on the internet, and a "hands-on" display.  The conference also featured a luncheon and dinner with speakers.  Mr. Homer Hickam, a West Virginia native, spoke to the assembly of conference attendees about the possibilities facing them today.  Mr. Hickam has written a best selling novel, Rocketboys, that was produced into the movie October Sky.  Mr. Hickam was gracious with his time and was presented a West Virginia sweatshirt by the WV Science Association.


Mrs. Hamilton greeting Homer Hickam

Signing Mrs. Hamilton picture of Mars

WVSTA gives Homer Hickam a complimentary West Virginia sweatshirt

Homer Hickam immediately dons the sweatshirt

Mr. Marockie, Superintendent of WV schools, Mrs. Marockie, Mrs. Hickam, Mr. Hickam

Podium book signing

Mrs. Hamilton getting the robots ready for presentation

DC Mars Red Rover Presentation for WVSTA

Photographs, albums, archived projects, and dinosaur robot

Interested individuals

Gala dinner

RCX Rover goes to dinner

Marshall University's Science Matters Workshop

"Hands-On" Product of Workshop

Programming the RCX Rover 

Homer Hickam, RCX Rover, & "Rock"

RCX Rover maneuvers rock

RCX Rover pincers close


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