| Students have the opportunity to view an extremely rare
Martian meteorite. It is the exact kind that scientists recently used to prove to
themselves that there is life on Mars. Students can't resist the excitement that comes
with bringing a piece of Mars into their school. Focusing on the SNC (pronounced snick) meteorites, students will take a look at
how these rocks got to Earth. Images of Mars taken during ASA space probes will be viewed
along with a variety of meteorites. Current space explorations, missions to Mars,
asteroids, Martian geology and terraforming will be discussed.
An exciting way for 7th and 8th grade students to step
into space science.
Hands-on learning experiences for students include:
Examining meteorites
Creative writing
Making Martian soil
Building Marscapes from clay
Planning a mission to Mars
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