Spring Break on Mars

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Spring Break on Mars
Bonnie Muran Jaime Roundtree Monica
Schmidt Amanda Sievert
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• You are about to embark on a dream vacation to
  the beautiful planet

MARS
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Vacation Itinerary

• Attention all 4th graders!!!
• You will need to use the following information
  for your trip
• -math
• -science
• -social studies
• -language arts

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What Would A Vacation To Mars Be Like?

• How much will the trip cost?
• What are the environmental conditions on Mars?
• What famous person would you take with you?
• How would you describe your experience to a
  friend?

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How much will the trip cost?

• How far is Mars from Earth?
• What are the current gas prices in this town?
• How many gallons of gas would you need for your
  space shuttle?
• How much money will you spend on gas?
• What would the temperature on Mars be like?

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How far is Mars from Earth?

• How big is Mars?
• http//nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/ma
  rsfact.html
• http//athena.cornell.edu/educators/lp_02.html

Earth to.. MARS
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What are the current gas prices?

• http//www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/states/ngprices/ngpric
  es_il.html

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How many gallons of gas would you need for your
space shuttle?

• How does the fuel for the space shuttle work?
• http//spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/st5/st5_tortillas1
  .htm
• How does the space shuttle work?
• http//www.howstuffworks.com

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How much money will you spend on gas?
A Lesson Plan
http//space.about.com/cs/spaceeducation/a/educate
.htm?PMss13_spacelessonplanet
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What Would the Temperature on Mars be like?

• http//marsville.enoreo.on.ca/mission/challenges/m
  arsweather.htm
• http//www.adlerplanetarium.org/learn/planets/mars
  /temperature.ssi
• How can you relate the temperature on Mars to
  your surroundings?
• You can measure your outside temperature every
  day.
• You can take an average of the temperatures and
  weather conditions.
• And compare those to Mars!

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Learning Standards

• 7A.D. U.S. Customary and Metric Conversions
• Make conversions within and between U.S.
  customary measurement and metric measurements to
  solve problems.
• 10B 10D.D Cold Enough?
• Read and record outside air temperature each day,
  display the data showing the difference in daily
  temperatures.
• 6A-Students can demostrate knowledge and use of
  numbers and their many representations in a broad
  range of theoretical and practical settings.
• 6C-Students can compute and estimate using mental
  mathematics, paper-and-pencil methods,
  calculators, and computers.
• 7A-Students can measure and compare quantities
  using appropriate units, instruments, and
  methods.
• 7B-Students can estimate measurements and
  determine acceptable levels of accuracy.
• 7C-Students can use appropriate technology.
• 10A- Students can organize, describe, and make
  predictions from existing data.

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What are the environmental conditions on Mars?

• What climate will you encounter?
• Could you breathe on Mars?
• What is the terrain like?
• What form of transportation would you need on
  Mars?

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What Climate will you encounter?

• Are there seasons on Mars?
• http//starryskies.com/solar_system/mars/seasons_a
  nd_climate.html
• If so, what is the weather like for each season?
• http//www.iki.rssi.ru/jplmirror/mars/msp98/index.
  html
• http//marsville.enoreo.on.ca/mission/challenges/w
  eather.htm

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What Climate will you encounter? (continued)

• What are some basic facts of Mars?
• http//humbabe.arc.nasa.gov/mgcm/faq/faq.html
• What is the atmosphere like?
• http//www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link/mars/lower_
  atmosphere.htmleduelem

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Could You breathe on Mars?
Is it possible to produce oxygen on
Mars? http//www.astronomynow.com/breaking/990218m
arsexp/ http//www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/space/03/20
/mars.oxygen.machine/
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What is the terrain like?

• How is it different from Earth?
• http//school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/
  thepathtomars/
• What are the physical characteristics of Mars?
• https//www-s.ed.uiuc.edu/students/mlschmdt/schmid
  t_monica/unit_support/teacher_support/atmosphere,
  20climate,20terrain.htm

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What is the terrain like? (continued)

• Is there water on Mars?
• http//www.msss.com/mars_images/moc/june2000/
• http//www.space.com/scienceastronomy/solarsystem/
  mars_water_000620.html
• Are there volcanoes on Mars?
• http//www.solarviews.com/eng/marsvolc.htm

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Martian Real Estate A Good Investment?

• Lesson Plan
• http//www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lesso
  ns/01/g35/marsreal.html
• Movie Clip
• https//www-s.ed.uiuc.edu/students/mlschmdt/schmid
  t_monica/images_sounds/rotation20of20mars.mpeg
• (Permission provided by Calvin J. Hamilton)

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What form of transportation would you need on
Mars?
How do individuals travel? http//www.ajkids.com/m
ain/followup.asp?aj_quessnapshot3Dkids26kbid3D
41487326item13D414798-414802aj_logid25CA7082EA
D2BC47863F677C2CE15D8Aaj_rank1aj_score1.1aj_l
ist1414798-414802backhttp3A2F2Fwww.ajkids.co
m2Fkids42.asp3Fask3Dmars2Brover2Bgame26qSour
ce3D026origin3D026metasearch3D1enkaqid147
423F88CCEEB4C8591F7DCB826E809frames1adcatauto
ac1askmarsrovergamex25y11
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What form of transportation is used on Mars?

• What kinds of vehicles are used?
• Can people fly on Mars?
• http//www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid6761

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Learning Standards

• 11.A.2a Formulate questions on a specific science
  topic and choose the steps needed to answer the
  questions.
• 11.A.2b Collect data for investigations using
  scientific process skills including observing,
  estimating and measuring.
• 11.A.2d Use data to produce reasonable
  explanations.
• 11.B.2a Identify a design problem and propose
  possible solutions.
• 11.B.2b Develop a plan, design and procedure to
  address the problem identifying constraints
  (e.g., time, materials, technology).
• 12.B.2b Identify physical features of plants and
  animals that help them live in different
  environments (e.g., specialized teeth for eating
  certain foods, thorns for protection, insulation
  for cold temperatures
• 12.E.2a Identify and explain natural cycles of
  the Earth's land, water and atmospheric systems
  (e.g., rock cycle, water cycle, weather
  patterns).

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Learning Standards

• 12.E.2b Describe and explain short-term and
  long-term interactions of the Earth's components
  (e.g., earthquakes, types of erosion).
• 12.F.2a Identify and explain natural cycles and
  patterns in the solar system (e.g., order of the
  planets moon phases seasons as related to
  Earth's tilt, one's latitude, and where Earth is
  in its yearly orbit around the sun).
• 13.B.2a Explain how technology is used in science
  for a variety of purposes (e.g., sample
  collection, storage and treatment measurement
  data collection, storage and retrieval
  communication of information).
• 13.B.2f Analyze how specific personal and
  societal choices that humans make affect local,
  regional and global ecosystems (e.g., lawn and
  garden care, mass transit).

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Who are the Martians?

• How do they communicate?
• What are their traditions?
• What is their government?
• What are their values?

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How do they communicate?
What is language?
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What language(s) do you speak?
(Konichiwa)
Asalaamu Alaikum
http//www.town4kids.com/town4kids/kids/travel4kid
s/germany.htm
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What are their traditions?
Music?
Art?
Dance?
Literature?
http//cybersleuth-kids.com/sleuth/Society_and_Cul
ture/
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What is their government?
http//www.historyforkids.org/learn/government/
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What are their values?
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Learning Standards

• 14.D.2 Explain ways that individuals and groups
  influence and shape public policy.
• 16.A.2c Ask questions and seek answers by
  collecting and analyzing data from historic
  documents, images and other literary and
  non-literary sources.
• 16.D.1 (W) Identify how customs and traditions
  from around the world influence the local
  community.
• 18.A.2 Explain ways in which language, stories,
  folk tales, music, media and artistic creations
  serve as expressions of culture.
• 18.B.2b Describe the ways in which institutions
  meet the needs of society.

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How would you describe your experience to a
friend?

• Describe what it feels like to take off in a
  space ship.
• Describe what Mars looks like.
• What would you miss most from home?
• Who should be the first to go back to Mars?
• Describe how Mars Got its name.

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Describe what it feels like to take off in a
space ship.

• What sounds would you hear?
• BOOM? THUNDERING? EXPLOSIONS?
• What would your body feel like?
• SHAKING? HEARTPOUNDING?
• What would you see out the window?
• SMOKE? CLOUDS? STARS?
• What feelings would you have?
• EXCITED? NERVOUS? SCARED?

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What Does Mars Look Like?

• What physical features would you see?
• What does the landscape look like?
• What colors would you see?
• http//www.astronomy.com/content/static/AstroForKi
  ds/mars.asp
• http//www.exploremarsnow.org/
• http//www.kidscosmos.org/field-trip-to-mars-kids.
  html

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What would you miss most from home?

• What are some differences between Mars and Earth?
• Is there any place on Earth like Mars?
• http//mars.jpl.nasa.gov/extreme/

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Now that you have been there

• Who should be the first to go back?
• Lesson Plan
• http//www.lessonplanet.com/search/Science/Space/M
  ars?startval30

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Describe how Mars got its name.

• Was it named after
• a person?
• an animal?
• a thing?
• Where did the name originate?
• http//www.crosswalk.com/family/home_school/121670
  3.html

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Learning Standards

• Language Arts Standards
• 1.B.2a Establish purposes for reading survey
  materials ask questions make predictions
  connect, clarify and extend ideas.
• 1.C.2a Use information to form and refine
  questions and predictions.
• .A.2 Write paragraphs that include a variety of
  sentence types appropriate use of the eight
  parts of speech and accurate spelling,
  capitalization and punctuation.
• 3.A.2 Write paragraphs that include a variety of
  sentence types appropriate use of the eight
  parts of speech and accurate spelling,
  capitalization and punctuation. 3.B.2a Generate
  and organize ideas using a variety of planning
  strategies (e.g., mapping, outlining, drafting).
• 3.B.2b Establish central idea, organization,
  elaboration and unity in relation to purpose and
  audience.
• 3.C.2b Produce and format compositions for
  specified audiences using available technology.

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• Hope you had fun!!