MARS! Educator Resource Guide Photograph courtesy of NASA Arizona Museum of Natural History 53 North Macdonald Street Mesa, Arizona 85201 Dear Educator, Welcome to the Arizona Museum of Natural History. We are pleased you have chosen to visit our museum. Our goal is to provide you with quality materials, and background information and activities that adhere to the Arizona State standards. This packet was created to supply facts and quick activities to support what is being taught in the classroom. The information and materials provided in this packet can be modified easily for any K-8 curriculum. We also believe your field trip to the Arizona Museum of Natural History will be more successful if students have prior knowledge about what they will be exploring. We know your time is valuable and we want to make your experience with us a pleasant one. Feel free to download anything you would like to incorporate into your classroom activities. There is a chart to tell you what grade level standards are met by each activity. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call. Sincerely, Alice Jung Educational Services Coordinator Arizona Museum of Natural History Introducing the Arizona Museum of Natural History The mission of the Arizona Museum of Natural History is to inspire wonder, understanding and respect for the natural and cultural history of the Southwest. One of our major goals is to continue to develop innovative educational programs and exhibitions to meet the demands of our audience, especially schools. Our programs and exhibits are designed to integrate the national and Arizona educational standards, especially those for math, language arts, science, social studies, and the arts. We invite you to explore the Arizona Museum of Natural History with one of the largest permanent exhibits of dinosaurs in the Southwest and three floors of exhibit galleries chronicling Arizona’s natural and cultural history. Exhibit Highlights Include A Territorial Jail A Spanish Mission A Gem and Mineral Hall A Hohokam Village Dinosaur Mountain and Hall Historic Five C’s Courtyard Three Changing Exhibits Galleries The Arizona Museum of Natural History offers a wide range of educational programs for students from preschool through college. In addition, our educational programs are suitable for community groups such as Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, church groups, and other organizations. Table of Contents Goals for Visit ................................................................................................... 1 Standards .......................................................................................................... 2 Mars! ............................................................................................................... 29 Fast Fun Facts About Mars .............................................................................. 43 Mars/Earth Comparison Chart ........................................................................ 44 Questions ........................................................................................................ 45 What in the World Does That Name Mean? .................................................. 47 Vocabulary Words ........................................................................................... 49 Mars Exploration Rover Activities ................................................................... 50 Mars Rover Coloring Picture ........................................................................... 51 Martian Sand ................................................................................................... 52 Martian Sand Experiment Sheet ..................................................................... 53 Bubble Planets ................................................................................................ 54 Bubble Planets Experiment Sheet ................................................................... 55 Compare and Contrast Mars and Earth .......................................................... 56 Postcard from Mars Activity ........................................................................... 57 Postcard Template .......................................................................................... 58 Writing Activity ............................................................................................... 59 Mars Reading List ............................................................................................ 60 ASU Mars Education Program Cool Internet Sites .......................................... 62 Resources ........................................................................................................ 63 GOALS FOR VISIT G To better understand both the Earth’s origin and its possible future by studying Mars. Students Will Understand: U Essential Questions Q How technology is helping us explore outer Is there water on Mars? space. Can there be life on Mars? How Earth and Mars are similar and how they are different. Some of the geological processes that helped form both the Earth and Mars. Students Will Know: K Vocabulary Word A What weather is like on Mars. Asteroid planet What roles both ASU and U of A have played meteoroid iron oxide in the most recent discoveries on Mars. atmosphere star Days are called “sols” on Mars and that moon meteor everything weighs about a third of what they crater solar system weigh on Earth. orbit galaxy Learning Plan L Visiting exhibit/doing interactive Mars Exploration Rover Activities Bubble Planets Postcards from Mars Vocabulary words Martian Sand Compare and contrast Earth/Mars Writing exercises State Standards Met in Packet SS Science Strand 1 Inquiry Process, Concepts 1, 2, 3, 4 Strand 2 History and Nature of Science, Concepts 1, 2, 3 Strand 3 Science in Personal and Social Perspectives, Concepts 1, 2, 3 Strand 4 Life Science, Concept 4 Strand 5 Physical Science, Concept 1, 3, 4 Strand 6 Properties of Earth Materials, Concept 1, 2, 3 Language Arts - Writing Strand 1 Writing Process, Concept 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Strand 2 Writing Elements, Concept 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Strand 3 Expressive, Concept 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 Language Arts - Reading Strand 1 Reading Process Concept 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Strand 3 Comprehending Informational Text, Concept 1, 2 KINDERGARTEN STANDARDS - SCIENCE ACTIVITIES NAME STRAND CONCEPT CONCEPT Rover Activities OBJECTIVE Visiting the Exhibit/ the Visiting Doing the Interactives PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE Bubble Planet, Martian Sand, Sand, Martian Planet, Bubble Experiment Observation Sheet 1 - Inquiry Process 1 Observations, Questions & Hypothesis 1-3 2 Scientific Theory 1-3 3 Analysis & Conclusions 1-2 4 Communication 1-2 2 - Scientific Theory 1 History of Science as a Human Endeavor 1-2 1 -Reading 4 3 -Comprehending Process 1 6 InformationalText 2 STRAND CONCEPT KINDERGARTEN STANDARDS-READING Comprehension Expository Text Functional Text Vocabulary CONCEPT NAME 1-3 1 1 1 PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE Visiting the Exhibit/ Doing the Interactives Rover Activities Bubble Planet, Martian Sand, Experiment Observation Sheet Weather on Mars Value of Space Exploration ACTIVITIES Requirements to be an Astronaut Is There Water on Mars? Can There Be Life on Mars? What Would it be Like to Live on Mars? Postcards From Mars Vocabulary Words KINDERGARTEN STANDARDS - WRITING ACTIVITIES NAME on Mars? Astronaut STRAND CONCEPT CONCEPT Rover Activities OBJECTIVE Weather on Mars Weather Alike/Different Chart Postcards From Mars From Postcards Requirements to be an an to be Requirements PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE Is There Water on Mars? Water There Is Experiment Work Sheets Work Experiment Value of Space Exploration Can There Be Life on Mars? Life Be There Can What Would it be Like to Live to Live Like it be Would What 1 - Writing 1 Prewriting 1-2 Process 2 Drafting 1-2 3 Revising 1-2 4 Editing 1-2 1 5 Publishing 2 2 - Writing 1 Ideas & Content 1-3 Elements 2 Organization 1-3 3 Voice 1 4 Word Choice 1-2 5 Sentence Fluency 1 6 Conventions 1-9 3 - Writing 1 Expressive 1 Applications 2 Expository 1 3 Functional 1 6 Research 1 1st GRADE STANDARDS - SCIENCE ACTIVITIES NAME STRAND CONCEPT CONCEPT Rover Activities OBJECTIVE Visiting the Exhibit/ the Visiting Doing the Interactives PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE Value of Space Exploration Bubble Planet, Martian Sand, Sand, Martian Planet, Bubble Experiment Observation Sheet 1 - Inquiry 1 Process1 Observations, Questions, & Hypothesis 2 3 2 Scientific Theory 1-4 3 Analysis & Conclusions 1-2 4 Communication 1-2 2 - History & Nature 1 History of Science as a Human Endeavor 1-2 of Science 3 Science & Technology in Science 2 3 - Science in Personal 2 Science & Technology in Society 1 & Social Perspectives 6 - Earth & Space 2 Objects in the Sky 1-2 Science 3 Changes in the Sky 1 1st GRADE STANDARDS - READING ACTIVITIES NAME on Mars? Astronaut STRAND CONCEPT CONCEPT Rover Activities OBJECTIVE Weather on Mars Weather Vocabulary Words Visiting the Exhibit/ the Visiting Alike/Different Chart Postcards From Mars From Postcards Doing the Interactives Requirements to be an an to be Requirements PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE Is There Water on Mars? Water There Is Value of Space Exploration Can There Be Life on Mars? Life Be There Can Bubble Planet, Martian Sand, Sand, Martian Planet, Bubble What Would it be Like to Live to Live Like it be Would What Experiment Observation Sheet 1 - Reading 1 Print Concept 1 Process 2 Reading Process 2, 4, 6, 3 Phonics 1-2 4 Vocabulary 1-2 1 6 Comprehension 2 3 - Comprehending 1 Expository Text 1-2 Informational Text