A new NASA mission to the Moon and NASA's ongoing exploration of Mars have created exciting opportunities to integrate STEM themes (science, technology, engineering, and math) into your science classroom.
Attendees of this NASA-sponsored workshop learned how activities that focus on exploring Mars and the Moon can inject STEM themes, plus inquiry-based learning, into a science curriculum. They also learned how to use NASA-based materials to fire up students' imaginations while enhancing and reinforcing key concepts such as the scientific process, critical thinking, and analysis.
Keynote Talks
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera Update
Sarah Braden, graduate student, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera team
ASU School of Earth and Space Exploration
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Mars Exploration Update
Philip Christensen, Regents' Professor
ASU School of Earth and Space Exploration
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The Roots of Exploration
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James Rice, Mars Space Flight Facility
ASU School of Earth and Space Exploration
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Hands-On Activities
Blue Marble Matches
* Teacher Guide (.pdf) 733KB
* Student Guide (.pdf) 532KB
* Feature Cards (.pdf) 7 MB
Seeing the Invisible
* Mineral ID Chart (.pdf) 4.2MB
* Teaching Tips (.pdf) 184KB
* Student Worksheet (.pdf) 1.1 MB
* Student Data Sheet (.pdf) 49 KB
Touchdown!
* On the Moon Educator Guide (.pdf) 13.2 MB
