Launchpad: Methane on Mars
Is Mars a living planet, either geologically or biologically? See how NASA scientists are investigating the recent discovery of water ice and methane plumes on Mars to test their hypotheses about the similarities between Earth and Mars. Since the production of this video, Curiosity is now exploring the surface of Mars.
Background Information
Grades 9 through 12
- Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL) CRISM: Following the Water on Mars, Past and Present
Activities
Grades 9 through 12
- Arizona State University (ASU) Mars Image Analysis
- Arizona State University (ASU) Marsbound! Mission to the Red Planet
- NASA Mars for Educators
- NASA Using Mathematical Models to Investigate Planetary Habitability: Activity C; The Role of Actual Data in Mathematical Models
- NASA GISS/Columbia University How do Atmospheres Affect Planetary Temperatures?: Activity A: How do Atmospheres Interact with Solar Energy?
- NASA JPL Earth & Mars: As Different as They are Alike
- NASA JSC Mars Math
- University of Colorado, Boulder Goldilocks and the Three Planets
Mathematics
Grades 9 through 12
- University of Colorado, Boulder Marvelous Martian Minerology
- NASA GISS/Columbia University Modeling Hot and Cold Planets: Activity B; Experimenting with Computer Models
- NASA JPL Discovery Guide: Mars Rover Curiosity
- NASA JPL NASA's Mars Rover Curiosity