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Results 21 - 30 of 216 for 'mars AND (life OR colonize)' DLESE Reviewed Collection = DLESE Reviewed Collection <<  1 2 3 4 5 6 7  >>
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This 1 hour and 37 minute radio broadcast contains discussion with scientists about what they look for when they search for life, how they define life, and what complex properties make up living organisms. The show considers if it is possible that we could overlook life if it was in an unfamiliar form, for instance a non-carbon based form. Other topics include the evidence for past life on Mars and ... Full description.
Grade level: General public
Resource type: Radio broadcast
Subject: Biology, Space science
 
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NASA's Exploration for Life is a Windows to the Universe Exploratour and provides information and images about kingdoms of life, environments on Earth and Mars, landforms, and the Mars Surveyor Program. Windows to the Universe is a user-friendly learning system pertaining to the Earth and Space sciences. The objective of this project is to develop an innovative and engaging web site that spans the ... Full description.
Grade level: Primary (K-2), Intermediate (3-5), Middle (6-8), High (9-12), College (13-14), Informal, General public
Resource type: Tutorial, Imagery - remotely sensed, Photograph
Subject: Biology, Space science, Technology
 
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Mars has intrigued people for centuries, in particular because of its potential for extraterrestrial life. Today, technology has advanced to the point that scientists can actually send robots such as those used in NASA's Mars Exploration Rover (MER) mission to study Mars. This video segment discusses the MER mission and why scientists are so interested in exploring the red planet. A background essay ... Full description.
Grade level: Middle (6-8), High (9-12)
Resource type: Video, Ref. material
Subject: Space science, Technology
 
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This site presents clues to suggest that liquid water once flowed on Mars - raising hopes that life could have arisen there - but the evidence remains inconclusive and sometimes contradictory. Full description.
Grade level: Middle (6-8), High (9-12), General public
Resource type: Photograph, Ref. material, Webcast - audio
Subject: Hydrology, Space science
 
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This DVD and teacher workbook are built around interviews with scientists in laboratories at Michigan State, Princeton, and Indiana University who are working on water and gas samples they collected from deep gold mines in South Africa and the Canadian Arctic. The video supports and compliments the accompanying workbook lessons and activities and offers students and teachers insight into the Indiana-Princeton-Tennessee ... Full description.
Grade level: Middle (6-8), High (9-12)
Resource type: Classroom activity, Video
Subject: Biology, Chemistry, Ecology, Space science
 
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This guide is intended for parents and educators in science centers, planetariums, after-school programs, youth groups, and classrooms. It features an innovative collection of puzzles, pictures, poetry, and projects for younger students. The guide's content develops and reinforces three overall themes: comparing Earth and Mars; the importance of water to life; the technology of Mars exploration; and ... Full description.
Grade level: Middle (6-8)
Resource type: Ref. material
Subject: Space science
 
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This lesson plan is part of the DiscoverySchool.com lesson plan library for grades K-5. It focuses on the similar features of Earth and Mars, and how these features may be useful for supporting life on both planets. Included are objectives, materials, procedures, discussion questions, evaluation ideas, suggested readings, and vocabulary. There are videos available to order which complement this lesson, ... Full description.
Grade level: Intermediate (3-5)
Resource type: Lesson plan
Subject: Space science, Technology
 
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Life in the Solar System is a Windows to the Universe Exploratour and provides a look at the environments of some places in the solar system, including Mercury, Venus, Mars present and past, Jupiter, Io, Europa, Saturn, Titan, other moons, Uranus, Neptune, Triton, Pluto, comets, and interstellar space. Windows to the Universe is a user-friendly learning system pertaining to the Earth and Space sciences. ... Full description.
Grade level: Primary (K-2), Intermediate (3-5), Middle (6-8), High (9-12), College (13-14), Informal, General public
Resource type: Tutorial, Illustration - artistic, Imagery - remotely sensed, Photograph
Subject: Biology, Space science
 
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The Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS) provide information on the history and future of Mars exploration. Links are offered when necessary to cover as much information as possible. Hubble Space Telescope images of the planet are given, as well as other images. Life on Mars and Martian lore are also explored. A comprehensive look at investigations covers missions and observations ... Full description.
Grade level: Middle (6-8), High (9-12), College (13-14), College (15-16), Graduate / Professional
Resource type: Imagery - remotely sensed, Video, Ref. material, Clearinghouse
Subject: Space science, Technology
 
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This section of the Windows to the Universe web site provides information and images about Mars including detailed information about this planet, space science, Martian atmosphere, Martian weather, planetary geology, space missions, myths, surface topography, moons, rings, and craters. Windows to the Universe is a user-friendly learning system pertaining to the Earth and Space sciences. The objective ... Full description.
Grade level: Primary (K-2), Intermediate (3-5), Middle (6-8), High (9-12), College (13-14), Informal, General public
Resource type: Illustration - artistic, Illustration - scientific, Map, Photograph, Visualization - scientific, Ref. material
Subject: Chemistry, Physics, Space science
 
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