An Internet-Based Knowledge Hunt through the Solar System
Introduction The Questions The Big Question Internet Resources
INTRODUCTION
You are an Astronaut for NASA and have been picked to lead the next mission into space. You and your team will be the first people in history to explore the planet Mars. In order to prepare for this highly dangerous mission, you must first learn everything you can about this planet, as well as familiarize yourself with information on the other planets too. Through this knowledge hunt you will travel to many web sites in search for the answers to the below questions.
1. How many planets are in the solar system?
2. Why is Mars known as the "red planet"?
3. Why is Mars considered the planet that is most like Earth?
4. What are some similarities and differences between Mars and Earth?
5. Is weight on Mars the same as weight on Earth?
6. If you weighed 72 lbs on Earth, how much would you weigh on Mars?
7. What are the physical conditions of Mars?
What will humans need to live on Mars?
- http://kids.nineplanets.org/intro.htm
- http://www.brainpop.com/science/space/mars/zoom.weml
- http://marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov/facts/
- http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/Puzzles/Weight.asp
- http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/explore/space/mars.html
- http://athena.cornell.edu/kids/kids_faq.html
Images used from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page, background image used from NASA