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1. Exploring the Surface of Mars

Visit http://marsrover.phys.uh.edu/LessonPlans.php for details.

2. Comparing the Earth and Mars

NCTE/IRA Standards for English Language Arts—Standard 5
NSE Standard A—Science as Inquiry; NSE Standard B—Physical Science; NSE Standard D—Earth and Space Science
Principles and Standards for School Mathematics—Measurement and Connections
Visit http://phoenix.lpl.arizona.edu/edu_robotics_lessons.php for details.

3. Mapping the Geological Features of Mars

Visit http://er.jsc.nasa.gov/seh/ for details.

4. History of Exploration

NCTE/IRA Standards for English Language Arts—Standards 5, 7, 8, 12
NSE Standard A—Science as Inquiry; NSE Standard D—Earth and Space Science; NSE Standard E—Science and Technology
Visit http://phoenix.lpl.arizona.edu/edu_robotics_lessons.php for details.

5. Strange New Planet

NRC Core Question: ETS1: Engineering Design
NRC ETS1.A: Defining and Delimiting an Engineering Problem
NSS Standard A
Visit https://marsed.asu.edu/strange-new-planet for details.

6. Why Do We Explore?

Visit http://er.jsc.nasa.gov/seh/ for details.

7. Discovering Environmental Characteristics of Mars

NRC Core Question: ESS3: Earth and Human Activity
NRC ESS3.A: Natural Resources
NSE Standard A—Science as Inquiry; NSE Standard D—Earth and Space Science; NSE Standard F—Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
Visit http://mars.nasa.gov/participate/marsforeducators/soi for details.

8. Landform Identification

Visit http://www.spacegrant.hawaii.edu/class_acts/index.html for details.

9. Surviving on Mars

Benchmarks for Science Literacy—The Nature of Technology: 3A/E4, The Living Environment. 5D/E4
Common Core for English Language Arts—Writing, Speaking and Listening
Visit http://lasp.colorado.edu/home/maven/education-outreach/for-educators/red-planet/ for details.

10. Touching Down on Mars

Visit www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/pdfs/touchdown.pdf for details.

11. Learning About Mars Rovers

NTE Standards—NT.K-12.5, Technology Research Tools
Visit http://mars.nasa.gov/participate/marsforeducators/ for details.

12. Building a Mission Plan and Mars Rover

NRC Core Question: ETS1: Engineering Design
NRC ETS1.A, B, C
NSE Standard E—Science as Inquiry
Visit http://mars.nasa.gov/participate/marsforeducators/soi for details.

13. Mission Debriefing

Benchmarks for Science Literacy—The Nature of Science: 1C/E1, The Nature of Technology: 3A/E4, The Living Environment: 5D/E4
Common Core for English Language Arts—Reading Information Text, Writing, Speaking and Listening
Visit http://lasp.colorado.edu/home/maven/education-outreach/for-educators/red-planet/ for details.