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Seasons on Mars: Endless Summer Vacation?
In this lesson students explore the climate and seasons of Mars and compare them to Earth's. This is the first in a series of interactive student lessons from the Martian Sun Times.
Intended for grade levels:
  • Middle (6-8)
Type of resource:
  • For the classroom:
    • Computer activity
Subject:
  • Climatology
  • Space science
Technical requirements:
A printable version of this site is available as a pdf, thus requiring Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
Copyright and Other Restrictions Information is Unknown
DLESE Catalog ID: DLESE-000-000-004-924
Educational standards:
  • National Science Education Standards (NSES):
    • 5-8:
      • Unifying concepts and processes:
        • Change, constancy, and measurement
        • Evidence, models, and explanation
      • A - Science as inquiry:
        • Understanding about scientific inquiry
      • B - Physical science:
        • Transfer of energy
      • D - Earth and space science:
        • Earth in the solar system
      • E - Science and technology:
        • Understandings about sci. / tech.
Related resources:
This resource is part of 'The Martian Sun-Times'
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Publisher: University of Chicago Laboratory School