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\n\"Egg-cellent\n\n
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\nEgg-cellent Landing\n

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\nThe classic egg-drop experiment gets a new bounce with an activity that asks pairs to design a lander similar to one used to land a rover on Mars within a fixed budget. The activity provides a great introduction to the idea of...\n
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\n\"Earth,\n\n
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\nEarth, Earth’s Moon, Mars Balloons\n

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\nVery specific diameters are given for blowing up three different balloons to represent, in scale, the moon, Earth, and Mars. In groups of three, amateur astronomers explore scale measurements and distance in space.\n
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\n\"Exploration\n\n
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\nExploration of Mars\n

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\nStudents explore the three-phase strategy used by NASA for scientific exploration. In this space science lesson plan, students research past missions to Mars. They share their discoveries and create a timeline as a class.\n
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\n\"Comets,\n\n
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\nComets, Stars, the Moon, and Mars\n

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\nStudents read the book Comets, Stars, the Moon, and Mars about space. In this space lesson plan, students make their own poetry book about space.\n
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\nSo You Want to go to Mars?\n

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\nNASA landed on the moon with computers less powerful than today's cell phones. An informative video offers an entertaining look at the dangers and concerns of being an astronaut. The cartoon graphics are amusing and the science is...\n
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\n\"Exploring\n\n
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\nExploring Mars\n

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\nStudents, working in small groups construct scale models of the planets and solar system. They examine images of Mars and discuss what might have caused the features. They record facts about their planetary research in their journals and...\n
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\nEvery Day Edit - Mars Odyssey\n

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\nFor this everyday editing activity, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about the Mars Odyssey spacecraft. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and grammar.\n
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\n\"Areology:\n\n
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\nAreology: The Study of Mars\n

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\nStudents use Oreo candy bars to explore how surface core samples call tell people about the history and make-up of Mars.\n
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\n\"Mars\" from The Planets\n

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\nGustav Holst's The Planets provide young musicians an opportunity to examine how composers can create a suite: a collection of smaller pieces grouped to explore a single topic. After listening to \"Jupiter,\" they examine \"Mars\" in...\n
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\n\"Martian\n\n
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\nMartian Colony Proposals\n

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\nNinth graders design a proposal for a Martian colony to be presented to a group of their peers. They review their knowledge of Mars. Students evaluate for themselves which of their classmates proposal best fits their criteria.\n
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\nStudying Mars\n

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\nStudents study Mars and Odyssey's mission to Mars. In groups, they plan a community that could live on Mars.\n
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\nMars Curriculum\n

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\nStudents study Mars and other plants in the night sky. In a planetarium setting using Digitarium planetarium system, students identify the Big Dipper and Polaris. They explore the major differences between the planets and the stars. ...\n
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\n\"Destination\n\n
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\nDestination Mars\n

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\nMiddle schoolers study Mars and what it would take to man a mission there.  In this solar system lesson students view a video and complete an art activity in groups. \n
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\n\"Probing\n\n
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\nProbing Below the Surface of Mars\n

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\nStudents simulate the search for water in Mars using simple apparatus. In this space science lesson, students explain how soil temperature affects the cooling of probes. They graph the data collected from the simulation.\n
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\n\"Mars\n\n
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\nMars Pathfinder\n

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\nIn this science instructional activity, students read about the Mars Pathfinder. Students also answer 2 comprehension questions about the reading.\n
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\n\"Calculating\n\n
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\nCalculating Total Radiation Dosages at Mars\n

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\nIn this Mars radiation instructional activity, high schoolers use data from the Mars Radiation Environment Experiment to solve 4 problems. They determine the total radiation dosage during a specific period of time, they determine the...\n
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\nRedesign the Rover: Mars Research Year-Round\n

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\nStudents discuss the solar system, the planets, periods of orbit and revolution.  In this space lesson students discuss the importance of the study of Mars and brainstorm ideas on how NASA might solve its Rover design problem. \n
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\nSending a Sundial to Mars\n

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\nYou know him from his famous science education videos, but now hear him get personal as he tells the story of how his father, while being a prisoner of war, became fascinated with sundials. Today, he has inherited the fascination, and in...\n
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\nMarsbound! Mission to the Red Planet\n

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\nIt's time to go to Mars. Using the provided cards and mat, groups design a mission to Mars. The cards contain information about the different components of the launch and warn about a few mishaps that might occur along the way.\n
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\nRed Rover Robotics\n

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\nHelp your class understand the importance of exploration using robots. with a resource that provides a short history of robotics as a lead into looking at Martian robotic exploration missions. The activity specifically looks at the...\n
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\nThe First Manned Mission To Mars\n

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\nLearners plan the first manned mission to Mars. They discuss, in small groups, some of the information that the group might have heard regarding the red planet and decide which types of occupations should be included in a crew for the...\n
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\nImagine Mars\n

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\nMiddle schoolers research the planet of Mars using the Internet. They analyze the factors that would enable people to live on Mars and present a slideshow presentation and brochure about Mars.\n
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\nCurious? Is Mars All Wet?\n

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\nFor this \"Curious? Is Mars all Wet?\" worksheet, students answer 5 questions interactively about the presence of water and life on Mars, then check their answers online.\n
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\nA Mission-To-Mars Quiz\n

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\nIn this space exploration instructional activity, students complete a 6 question multiple choice on-line interactive exercise about the exploration of Mars.\n
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