Each of these methods involves students in different ways and at different levels of intensity. Check newspapers and magazines for articles on the science resulting from their work. There is an enormous amount of information about the mission the Pathfinder Web site, everything from the people involved to the current weather conditions on Mars to the latest results based on Pathfinder data and images to the latest images themselves. The Web site will also link you to other sites related to the mission. Shows about Mars air on television or radio, and NASA's cable and satellite channel, NASA Select, has frequent updates about its various missions.
Students can take notes on a show and prepare a report based on the information presented.
A bulletin board is a convenient way to organize and prominently display information. Mars Global Surveyor Water on Mars Questions About Mars Other Space Missions Human Missions to Mars Future Missions to Mars Go Back to Top of Page Obtain Images and Data Sets To Analyze and Interpret One way to develop students' analytical skills is by having them interpret images or data sets, preferably ones relating to something students are studying or in which they have an interest. For example, students studying weather or geology can make interesting Mars-Earth comparisons by looking at Pathfinder's Martian weather reports and geology data. Having students examine and contemplate images from another planet can lead to exciting questions that can serve as the basis for student-based investigations. Each module in the Mars Exploration Program guides teachers in how to use data and images effectively to develop students' analysis and interpretation skills.