The Search for Life

Astrobiology in Your Classroom: Life on Earth... and elsewhere?

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The hands-on activities in this Educator Guide lay the conceptual groundwork for understanding questions fundamental to the field of astrobiology.  read more »

Exploring Ice in the Solar System

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A set of lessons exploring ice in the Solar System:

Inquiry Icebreaker: An Ice Experience
1. Melting and Freezing
2. Ice has Structure
3. Ice is a Mineral
4. Ice Floats
5. Ice Flows  read more »

Getting Dirty on Mars

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Mars Education Program
Arizona State University
University of Arizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory
http://marsed.asu.edu/activities.php

The goal of the project is through comparison, facilitate understanding about the similarities and differences between soil properties on Earth and Mars.  read more »

Modeling the Solar System

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This series of lessons for science and mathematics classes (grades 3-12) looks at the planets in our solar system in a variety of different ways, beginning with astronomical modeling of orbits and siz  read more »

Cosmic Questions: Our Place in Space and Time

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A set of 8 activities for Grades 7-12 developed for the Cosmic Questions exhibit. The activities can be used as stand-alone without seeing the exhibit.  read more »

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