This website features NASA and Arizona State University's Mars Education Program, which offers students the opportunity to be involved in authentic Mars research. Students and teachers are able to perform an in-depth analysis of a site on Mars using the THEMIS visible wavelength camera onboard the Mars Odyssey spacecraft. The website features everything that is necessary for teams of students in grades 5 through college sophomore level to participate in this project, including activity formats, curriculum, downloads, and applications.
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Part of the Cutting Edge collection. The NAGT/DLESE On the Cutting Edge project helps geoscience faculty stay up-to-date with both geoscience research and teaching methods.
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy:Mineral Analysis, Geoscience:Lunar and Planetary Science Resource Type: Activities:Project, Field Activity:Research experiences for students, Datasets and Tools:Datasets, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations Special Interest: Field-Based Teaching and Learning Grade Level: Intermediate (3-5), Middle (6-8), High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14) Data Derived: Data Derived Data Source: Observational Data Theme: Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Mineralogy, Planetary Science, Teach the Earth:Enhancing your Teaching:Teaching in the FieldKeywords: Mars, Mineralogy, Spectroscopy
