What similar physical processes occur on both Earth and Mars?
Abstract
This NASA Module investigation compares and contrasts physical processes that occur on Both Earth and Mars. Students are given unidentified images of Earth and Mars. Their task is to arrange the images into pairs that show evidence of similar physical processes. Then they identify each image as one of Earth or of Mars by comparing and contrasting physical features that they observe in the image pairs. It includes teacher background materials and an answer key where appropriate. Educational levels: High school, Middle school- Learning materials:Classroom activity
- Visual:Photograph
- Image
- Physical geography
- Space science
- Supports National Science Education Standards (NSES): 5-8:Unifying Concepts and Processes Standards:Evidence, models, and explanation
- Supports National Science Education Standards (NSES): 5-8:Content Standard A Science as Inquiry Standards:Understanding about scientific inquiry
- Supports National Science Education Standards (NSES): 5-8:Content Standard D Earth and Space Science Standards:Structure of the earth system
- Supports National Science Education Standards (NSES): 9-12:Unifying Concepts and Processes Standards:Change, constancy, and measurement
- Supports National Science Education Standards (NSES): 9-12:Content Standard A Science as Inquiry Standards:Understandings about scientific inquiry
- Supports National Science Education Standards (NSES): 9-12:Content Standard D Earth and Space Science Standards:Origin and evolution of the earth system
- Supports National Science Education Standards (NSES): 9-12:Content Standard D Earth and Space Science Standards:Origin and evolution of the universe
- Supports National Council for Geographic Education (NCGE) standard: Places and Regions:The physical and human characteristics of places
- Supports National Council for Geographic Education (NCGE) standard: Physical Systems:The physical processes that shape the patterns of Earth's surface
- Supports National Council for Geographic Education (NCGE) standard: The Uses of Geography:How to apply geography to interpret the past
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Last time updated on 27/06/2012
This paper was published in Digital Library for Earth System Education.
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