Mission to Mars Introduction
Mission To Mars is a standards/inquiry-based module, introducing
5th-8th grade students to the complex issues involved with living
in a habitat on Mars. The module includes laboratory exercises
revolving around the study of plant growth, ecosystems, water
and waste treatment, engineering, recycling and food production.
Equivalent System Mass Introduction
Equivalent System Mass Analysis is a standards-based module, introducing
students to a NASA research tool used in estimating the overall
costs of any space mission. Part of this module can serve as a
stand alone unit for high school math classes, while the entire
module serves as a foundation for an interdisciplinary project-based
high school learning unit involving research grade plant growth
chambers and NASA research tools.
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