Solar System: Mars
Learn here about the fourth planet from the Sun – Mars. Read why people on Earth call Mars the Red Planet. Learn about similarities between these two planets. Find out whether there is or were life on Mars and what happened to Martian oceans. The following web sites contain images, simulating Mars movies, audio narration, worksheets, and quizzes. Also included are eThemes Resources on Rotation, Revolution, the Universe, and Mars Exploration.
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Discovery Education: Lesson Plan: The Path to Mars
Teach students about exploration of the planet Mars. Includes activities, discussion questions, suggested readings and links, and vocabulary terms. NOTE: This site includes banner ads, other types of ads, and sponsored links. NOTE: This site includes links to social networking sites.
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NASA: Mars Activities: Teacher Resources and Classroom Activities
This downloadable and printable PDF includes a large variety of exercises and activities about the planet Mars and Mars exploration.
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Mars: Enchanted Learning Software
This page teaches younger students about Mars and illustrates information with drawings and photos. Scroll down the page and find links to coloring pages, a quiz, and a puzzle.
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BrainPOP
Watch an animated movie about Mars then take a quiz. NOTE: This site has pop-up ads.
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Astronomy Today: Solar System: Mars
Learn the scientific facts about Mars, its atmosphere, and surface. NOTE: This site has ads, sponsored links, and a discussion board.
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NASA: StarChild: The Planet Mars
Learn what makes Red planet look red and about origin of some meteorites found on Earth. To read more about Mars switch to Level 2 and advance to another page.
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ESA Kids: Our Universe: Planets and Moons: Life on Mars
This site from the European Space Agency includes information on the possibility of life on Mars. Click on any of he "More on Mars" links on the right sight of the page to see information on those topics.
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Astronomy for Kids
Read brief facts about the Red Planet.
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NASA: Welcome to the Planets: Mars
Select an image then read or listen to about Mars geological formations. View photos and use buttons on each page to progress through the site.
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BBC: Space: Mars
Learn how to locate north and south hemispheres on Mars. Learn about weather patterns and watch a movie. Click on "Expert Q&A on Mars" link to read an interesting theory about oceans on Mars, manned expedition to Mars, and life on the Red Planet.
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Windows to the Universe: Mars
Learn about Mars and view the photos from the planet's surface. Choose a topic you want to read about and follow the links. NOTE: This site includes banner and other types of ads.
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Mars Quest Online: A Family Guide to Mars
Click on the "Download" box to proceed, then either click on the "Full Download" box or dowload by section.
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NASA: Mars Exploration: Fun Zone
Learn about Mars through interactive games, animations, and facts.
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NASA: Mars in the Night Sky
These interactive illustrations demonstrate Mars's orbit and it positions in the sky at different times.
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Science News for Kids: Curiosity Lands on Mars!
Read about the robotic vehicle that is scouring the planet of Mars for clues of habitability. Includes images, vocabulary terms, and a word find puzzle. Click on the "Printer Friendly" icon for a printable version. NOTE: This site includes ads and sponsored links.
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eThemes Resource: Solar System: Rotation and Revolution
These sites demonstrate rotation, revolution, and the orbit of planets and moons in our solar system. Includes information about day/night cycles, rotational periods, constellations, moon phases, and telling time. Includes links to eThemes Resources on Earth's Moon and Planets.
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eThemes Resource: Space: Universe
These sites have information about the universe, the Milky Way, and other galaxies. Learn about the different types of galaxies. View photographs taken from space, listen to audio files of experts, and play interactive games.
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eThemes Resource: Solar System: Mars Exploration
Learn about the current exploration of Mars by two rovers, Spirit and Opportunity. Read about the third-grader who named the spacecrafts. Design a parachute for the rovers on an interactive site or create a model of a rover using crackers and candy. Watch animated movies showing the rovers taking off and landing, plus view the images that they have transmitted back to Earth.
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