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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Lost in Space a Solar System Study

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
During this technology based lesson, students navigate the Internet to learn interesting information about the solar system. They use the information to complete a worksheet and to create a puzzle or challenge for their classmates.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Journey to Mars: Getting There

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the usefulness of space probes by comparing an unmanned probe's accuracy with human observation. Design a planet surface with varied features, and then create probes to discover features of the planet's surface.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Mars and Jupiter

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore Mars and Jupiter, the fourth and fifth planets from the Sun. They learn some of the unique characteristics of these planets. They also learn how engineers help us learn about these planets with the design and development...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Mercury and Venus

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore Mercury and Venus, the first and second planets nearest the Sun. They learn about the planets' characteristics, including their differences from Earth. Students also learn how engineers are involved in the study of...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Manned Mission to Mars

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This lesson plan will discuss the details for a possible future manned mission to Mars. The human risks are discussed and evaluated to minimize danger to astronauts. A specialized launch schedule is provided and the different professions...
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Other

Lunar and Planetary Institute: Explore! Mars Inside and Out

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Four hands-on activities and explorations designed to engage children in learning about Mars.
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Classroom Planetarium

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Create a classroom model of the solar system while teaching about relative size of all the planets, and each planet's distance from the sun.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: The Great Gravity Escape

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers use water balloons and a length of string to understand how gravity and the velocity of a spacecraft balance to form an orbit. They see that when the velocity becomes too great for gravity to hold onto an object, the...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Come on Over Rover

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Have you ever wondered why it takes such a long period of time for NASA to build space exploration equipment? What is involved in manufacturing and building a rover for the Red Planet? During this lesson, students will discover the...
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NASA

Nasa: Mars and Earth: Science Learning Activities for Afterschool

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This set of activities teaches students about the big picture of science using Mars as an example: how to collect data, use evidence, and look at models.

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