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✕ Mars ✕ Planetary Sciences
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Landing a Rover on Mars Explore on Your Own

In this Explore on Your Own activity, students will watch a short video about landing spacecraft on Mars and then answer some questions.

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Grade 6, Grade 7, and Grade 8
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Commercial spaceflight, Human spaceflight, Physical science, Science, and Spacecraft
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Student, and Teacher
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https://s.si.edu/LandingRoverMarsExplorePresentation
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Design a Mars Rover_Explore on Your Own

In this Explore on Your Own activity, students will design a rover to explore the surface of Mars and determine if there are any signs of past life.

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Grade 6, Grade 7, and Grade 8
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Commercial spaceflight, Human spaceflight, Science, Spacecraft, and Technology and Engineering
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https://s.si.edu/DesignMarsRoverExplorePresentation
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Lunar Explorer Training: Regolith

Regolith slides and activity that explore how regolith is created and its presence on the Earth, the Moon, and Mars. These slides support the Lunar Explorer Training Unit

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Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, and Grade 8
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Apollo program, Human spaceflight, and Moon (Earth)
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https://s.si.edu/LunarExplorerTrainingRegolith
Assessment Interactive

Weathering and Erosion Virtual Breakout Room

Have your students crack different codes in this virtual breakout room to learn how NASA detects changes in landscapes on Earth, Mars, and beyond!

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Grade 6, Grade 7, and Grade 8
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Physical science, and Spaceflight
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https://sites.google.com/si.edu/vbrweatheringerosion/weathering-and-erosion
Lesson Plan Document

Mission to Mars Content Guide

Humans have been on a mission to learn more about the red planet. Use this content guide to learn more about the challenges facing robotic explorers of Mars.

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Grade 4, Grade 12, Grade 11, Grade 10, Grade 9, Grade 8, Grade 7, Grade 6, and Grade 5
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Life sciences, Spacecraft, Uncrewed spaceflight, Technology and Engineering, Robotics, and Rockets
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https://s.si.edu/MissiontoMarsContentGuide