Lessons Home Why Follow the Water Remote Sensing Ices on Mars Dirty Ice or Icy Dirt Mars Exploration Debate Mars Image Analysis Extension Activity Dirty Ice Snowcones Mars Exploration Debate Target Grade Level: 6-10 Target Curriculum: Earth Science, Physical Science Students are challenged to conduct research regarding the future of Mars exploration. They then conduct a student debate in which they discuss the future ways we might explore Mars and benefits and challenges associated with Mars exploration. Student Guide Teacher Guide < Back to The Phoenix Classroom

Just for Kids Mars 101 The Phoenix Classroom Web Exhibit Ask the Team Games, Gear & More NATIONAL EDUCATION STANDARDS National Science Education Content Standards: K-4 Principles and Standards for School Mathematics: K-4 NCTE/IRA Standards for English Language Arts MAPS AND TABLES Mars/Earth Comparison Table Planetary Poles Comparison Table Mars Water Features Mars Water Features Mission Overview Fact Sheet

The Phoenix Mission is led by Principal Investigator Peter H. Smith of The University of Arizona, supported by a science team of CO-Is, with project management at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and development partnership with Lockheed Martin Space Systems. International contributions are provided by the Canadian Space Agency; the University of Neuchatel, Switzerland; the universities of Copenhagen and Aarhus Denmark; the Max Planck Institute, Germany; and the Finnish Meteorological Institute. Additional information on Phoenix is online at here and here. JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages Mars Odyssey and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter for the NASA Science Mission Directorate, Washington. Additional information on NASA's Mars program is online at here.

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