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Mr. K. NASA/GRC/LTP
Part 1Beginnings
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Preliminary Activities1. Use a dictionary to look up “Mars”
and “March.” Use the word etymologies to find a connection
between these two words. Also, look up September, October, November,
and December. What does this information tell you about our
calendar?Etymology: That part of a definition that gives word roots and histories.
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2. Look up Giovanni Schiaparelli and Percival Lowell in an encyclopedia or on the Internet (use keywords Schiaparelli, +Lowell+Mars.) What role did these individuals play in Mars exploration?
3. Look up the Mariner, Viking, and Pathfinder missions to Mars on the
Internet (use web references given at the end of this lesson) When did they occur?
What did they accomplish?4. What about life on Mars? Is there
any known? If not, what do you think?
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Activity 1:Let’s begin by describing the role that
Mars plays in our calendar . . .
Who wants to begin?
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Ancient Roman Calendar MonthsMarch (Mars)
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.Septem (7)
Octa (8)Novem (9)Decem (10)
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Giovanni Schiaparelli(1835 - 1910)
Percival Lowell(1855 - 1916)
Activity 2:
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Schiaparelli
Lowell
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Activity 3:
MARINER
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Mariner Photo showing Craters on
Mars
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VIKING
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ORBITER VIEW
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LANDER VIEW
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PATHFINDER
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“Our little geologist on Mars…”
The late Dr. Henry ( “Hank” ) Moore
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Can you find the Mariner’s Valley and
Olympus Mons in this view?
Olympus MonsMariner’s
Valley
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Activity 4:
Biological?
or
Mineralogical?
How can we find out?
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There are many unanswered questions...
•Is there life on Mars?•How much water is there today?
•Was there ever a magnetic field?
•Are there crustal plates?
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Follow-Up Activities1. Why do we explore? Why should we
explore? Why Mars?2. How would YOU answer the
questions on the previous chart?3. What other questions do you most
want answered about Mars?4. Design a mission (or missions) to get the answers to some of these
questions!5. Is it easier to explore by sending robots or by sending people? Why?
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Web Sites for Further Explorationhttp://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/PAO/
html/marspath.htmhttp://marsnt3.jpl.nasa.govhttp://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/
http://mars.sdsc.edu/mgs/index.htmlWeb Site for Lowell’s Book “Mars”
http://www.bibliomania.com/NonFiction/
Lowell/Mars/index.html