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10 maj 2023 · Explore standards-aligned STEM lessons that help students learn about the Red Planet and NASA’s missions to Mars. This collection of science, technology, engineering and math activities and lessons include building rovers, using Pi, programming robots, making solar system models and more than 40 more hands-on activities.
16 maj 2023 · The curriculum supplements from the Mars Exploration Program help bring the topic of Mars into K-12 classrooms.
This document provides an overview of Mars exploration, including: 1) Key details about Mars such as its red color from iron oxide and two moons, Phobos and Deimos. 2) The importance of Mars exploration including enabling human survival, applications for Earth, and human curiosity.
In this standards-aligned unit, students learn about Mars, design a mission to explore the planet, build and test model spacecraft and components, and engage in scientific exploration.
Mars is a rocky body about half the size of Earth. As with the other terrestrial planets — Mercury, Venus, and Earth — the surface of Mars has been altered by volcanism, impacts, crustal movement, and atmospheric effects such as dust storms. Mars has two small moons, Phobos and Deimos, that may be captured asteroids.
Overview. Students examine the Image Set and write down their observations and questions. They share their impressions and questions, giving the teacher a sense of the students’ particular interests, miscon- ceptions, and general understanding of Mars, the solar system, and space exploration.
This unique book provides a complete description of the past, present and possible future of Mars exploration. Written by a scientist intimately involved with missions to Mars, it provides a personal first-hand account. It will appeal to anyone interested in this fascinating planet.
