Description:
ETE encourages students to collaborate to solve real-world problems dealing with modern environmental challenges. For each module students read background information and learn about their situation before they solve a problem. Read teacher pages before beginning.

In "Mars Landing," students imagine they are astronauts aboard a spaceship that has been orbiting Mars. They are now preparing to land safely by studying Viking Images of the Mars landscape. Students use tools in the application NIH Image to locate an appropriate landing site.

Organization:
Wheeling Jesuit University/NASA Classroom of the Future

URL:
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/activities/mars/situation.html

Contact:
Dr. Robert Myers, Senior Instructional Designer
NASA Classroom of the Future
Wheeling Jesuit University
316 Washington Avenue
Wheeling, WV 26003
bmyers@cet.edu

Cost:
Free over the Internet

Education Level:
Grades 5-8
Grades 9-12

Subject:
Planetary Geology
Remote Sensing

Resource Type:
Internet Site
Curriculum/Instructional Materials
 
 

Date Added to teachearth.com:
5/1/00