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NASA

Nasa: Mars for Educators

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A wealth of educator resources for studying Mars. Includes lesson plans relating to Curiosity, imagining Mars, and classroom activities exploring Mars.
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Interactive
NASA

Nasa: Follow Curiosity's Descent to Mars

For Students 9th - 10th
The Curiosity rover set out to answer the question: Did Mars ever have the right environmental conditions to support small life forms called microbes? The Curiosity Mars Descent Imager (MARDI) captured the rover's descent to the surface...
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NASA

Nasa: Mars Science Laboratory: Curiosity Rover

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Follow the Curiosity with this website that allows you see what is new, recent images and video, and ask questions to the mission control team.
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NASA

Nasa: Eyes on the Solar System

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Are you ready to ride the Curiosity to the surface of Gale crater? This 3-D environment created with NASA mission data allows students to experience space and time. With this website students can also hop on an asteroid, fly a Voyager...
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NASA

Nasa : Five Things About Nasa's Mars Curiosity Rover

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the Mars Curiosity Rover, a movable robotic laboratory designed to explore the surface of Mars.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How Curiosity Got Us to Mars

For Students 9th - 10th
In August 2012, the Curiosity rover landed on Mars. The landing itself was a huge achievement and required a lot of forethought and planning by a very smart team. Bobak Ferdowsi, the mohawked member of that team, outlines various aspects...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: On the Surface

For Students 9th - 10th
After studying this concept, learners will be able to identify the types of data that can be collected by the science instruments on board the Curiosity rover.
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Read Works

Read Works: "Seven Minutes of Terror," Eight Years of Ingenuity

For Teachers 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about engineering the landing equipment on the Mars Rover. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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NASA

Nasa: Follow Your Curiosity: How Do I Land?

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Understand each step as the Curiosity landed with this animation. The animation shows the entry, descent, and landing of the robot on Mars.
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NASA

Nasa: Learn About Me: Curiosity

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learn about the robot that is exploring Mars to see if the planet could supported microbes with this interactive site. Students investigate the parts of the robot by clicking and rotating a picture of the rover.
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NASA

Nasa: Martian Diaries

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learn what Mars is like from Martians! Well, people that are working on the Mars mission. This blog site contains firs-hand accounts on what is information is being recovered from Curiosity.
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Article
BBC

Bbc Newsround: Curiosity Mars Rover to Try and 'Jump' Sand Dune

For Students 1st - 5th
Article describes how the Curiosity rover on Mars will soon attempt to drive over a sand dune, which may be risky for the vehicle.
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Society for Science and the Public

Science News for Students: Curiosity's Watery Find

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read about Curiosity rover's watery find on Mars. This article describes the formation of water that once flowed across Mars billions of years ago.