Mars: Exploring the Red Planets

Students perform an investigation to discover similarities and differences between a Mars soil simulant and a sample of Earth's soil.

Important Dates

Registration Opens:
Wednesday, June 01, 2011, at 9:00 a.m.

Registration Closes:
Monday, April 23, 2012, at 5:00 p.m.

Program Starts:
Monday, September 12, 2011, at 9:00 a.m.

Program Ends:
Friday, June 29, 2012, at 3:00 p.m.

Contact Information

For more information about this program, contact:

Menzel Smith-Jones
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Bldg.400C – P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000
631-344-4495 (phone)
631-344-7098 (fax)
slc@bnl.gov

Students perform a scientific investigation to discover the geological similarities and differences between an Earth soil sample and a simulated Martian regolith (soil) sample.

Audience for This Program

Elementary Grade Level 4th, 5th, and 6th.

Program Benefits

Lesson Objectives

1) Working in cooperative groups, complete a scientific investigation.

2) Discover the properties of each soil sample and make comparisons.

3) Discuss the collaboration between BNL and NASA scientists.