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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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