Educational Activities

A Tale of Two Deserts - Una Historia de Dos Desiertos: [English Version]; Grade Level: 9 - 12; Teacher-friendly standards-based exercises comparing desert landforms on Earth and Mars. Hands-on modeling component included.; [En Español]; Grade Level: 9 - 12; Ejercicios, fáciles de implementar en clase, que comparan formas de relieve en la Tierra y en Marte. ¡Incluye un componente para crear un modelo!
Europa Geology Jigsaw Puzzle - El Rompecabezas de la Geología de Europa: [English HTML|English PDF]; Grade Level: 5 - High School; This activity introduces students to one of the moons of Jupiter (Europa) and how its icy crust has been broken apart.; [Español HTML|Español PDF]; Grade Level: 5 - High School; Esta actividad incluye varios ejercicios diseñados para que los alumnos conozcan una de las lunas de Júpiter (Europa) y cómo su corteza helada está fragmentada.
Flexing Muscles and Moons - Flexionando Músculos y Lunas: [English HTML|English PDF]; Grade Level: 5 - 8; Students calculate the difference in gravity across Io, and then model the tug-of-war heating (a process called 'tidal flexing') by repeatedly squeezing a rubber ball. Students then act out the inner structures of Io and Europa.; [Español HTML|Español PDF]; Grade Level: 5 - 8; Los alumnos calculan la diferencia de gravedad a través de Io, y después modelan el calentamiento por fricción (un proceso llamado 'flexuramiento de mareas') exprimiendo una pelota de goma. Los estudiantes luego estudian las estructuras internas de Io y Europa.

Lava Layering - Capas de Lava: [English HTML|English PDF]; Grade Level: 4 - High School; Learn how lava flows can form through multiple eruptions.; [Español HTML|Español PDF]; Grade Level: 4 - High School; Aprende cómo los flujos de lava se forman a partir de múltiples erupciones.
Life on Europa?: [English HTML]; Grade Level: 2 - 5; A game of chance involving gathering the ingredients necessary for life as we know it.
Mars Pathfinder Rover Exercise - Ejercicio con el Rover del Mars Pathfinder: [English] - Coming Soon!; Grade Level:; Through hands-on experience, students explore the concepts of remote rover operation and communication.; [Español PDF]; Grade Level:; A través de una experiencia didáctica, los alumnos emploran los conceptos de operaciín y comunicación remota de vehículos.
Mission to Jupiter: [English: HTML]; Grade Level: 4 - High School; Computer based "field-trip" in which participants are part of a space mission, from planning to data analysis.
Mission to Mars: [English: HTML] - Coming Soon!; Grade Level: 7 - 10; An electronic field trip intoducing students to the varied geology and surface processes of Mars through comparisons with Earth and other planets.
Planetary Geology: A Teachers Guide with Activities: [English PDF]; Grade Level: K - College; A NASA workbook for K-12 through college students.
Planetary Geology of Arizona Educational Guidebook: [English HTML]; Grade Level: 4 - College; A guide to some of the resources available for exploring planetary science in Arizona.
Pudding Volcanism: Exploring Lava Flows: [English PDF]; Grade Level: Middle School; This activity explores how different properties of lava flows can control the size and shape of volcanoes.
Returning Pictures from Space: [English HTML|English PDF]; Grade Level: 5 - High School; Students learn how images are created and returned to Earth, and then apply the concepts to interpret pictures of Jupiter returned from the Galileo spacecraft.; [Español HTML|Español PDF]; Grade Level: 5 - High School; Students learn how images are created and returned to Earth, and then apply the concepts to interpret pictures of Jupiter returned from the Galileo spacecraft.
Volcanoes on Io: [English PDF]; Grade Level: Middle - High School; Volcanoes on Jupiter's moon Io are studied using images.

Worlds of Fire: [English HTML]