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Live From Mars ended in December 1997. Please see Mars
Team Online for a more recent project about Mars.
Featured Events
- Weather Worlds challenges
students to figure out what key weather measurements they think are
most important to gather on Earth, and how to obtain them by to collect
these data. Class plans
are posted here.
- Pathfinder
Concentrate! tests your memory! Flip the tiles to find a match.
A "Learn About the Images" section explains what the images are and
once the game is solved, a caption for the image is displayed.
- Pathfinder Slider Puzzle
is a scramble to play! Rearrange the pieces to decipher the mystery
image.
- Live interactions with
NASA experts are offered via Web chats. Also, a weekly session is offered
for teachers and others to connect with Live From Mars staff.
- Learning Resources
are activities that help you understand more about Mars.
- Introduction to Image
Processing Lessons are activities that let students manipulate
real planet images, replicating the actions of professional astronomers.
- Challenge Questions
provide a bunch of riddles about Mars and our missions there.
- Mystery on Mars engages
kids with an entertaining story in comic-strip form; more than just
fun, though, the Derby teaches students how to effectively search the
Web.
- Where in the World are these
PET Mystery Sites? The goal of this contest was to determine
the location of Mystery spots based on planetary data input.
- The Planet Explorer Toolkit is a collaborative
activity that took place during the '96-'97 school year. Students debated
to decide on a standardized instrument kit for sampling their local
terrain. Once reaching consensus, students used the agreed-upon tools
to gather samples, make measurements and share their data with each
other.
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