Mars: Exploring the Red Planet
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
Vocabulary
Martian regolith, simulant, magnetite
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.