Marsville 2013 and Beyond
JPL/NASA Video Resources
Great video resources to give your students a current view of the planet surface. It's great to see actual pictures and video of what it looks like along with the latest info and graphics on liquid water existing on Mars. The Rovers are going into their 8th year of exploring, with Mars Rover Opportunity still going strong and Twin Rover Spirit no longer able to travel, but still able to monitor it's surroundings.
COOL FUN Adventure Mars Game Sites
Lots of fun Mars sites where you can start your adventures by driving a Mars Rover, try launching your ship from earth and get it to land on Mars....and lots of other fun adventures and you prepare for fun on your Mission to Mars.
Mars Facts
Learn how Mars and the Earth are similar and how they are very diffrent. Even with the very extremes in temperature, surface features and low atmospheric pressure, Mars is still the most welcoming planet in our solar system.
Living and Working on Mars
Men and Women astronauts are trying out living in the extreme hot, windy and dusty dessert of Arizona and extreme cold temps in the Antarctic to try to learn how to work and survice on Mars. Along with coping with extreme weather, they are learning to conduct experiments on a team and live, eat, sleep and study in the small area of a Mars Habitat.
Mars System Info Sites
Each of the Marsville systems are important for our survival on Mars. It will be very important for you to learn about your system and to be creative as you plan to provide Air, Water, Food, Transportation, Communication, Waste Management, Recreation, and Temperature Contol for safe and comfortable living so far away from home.
Current and Future Missions to Mars
The two Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity continue to explore the surface of Mars 7 years after their expected mission was to end. This is an engineering Miracle as they have been able to travel much farther and provide. The next mission to travel to mars is the Mars Science Laboratory named, "Curiosity" by a student from Lenexa, Kansas.
Canadian Marsville
Lots of resources for students and teachers on Systems, Mission Patch Examples and much much more
Teacher Resource Page
Teacher lessons and links for working with your students to understand what living and working in Space will be like for them
**NEW Mars Video Resource Pages....Go Here for great videos to learn more about going to Mars
Learn about current and future missions to Mars
Learn about the history of the exploration of Mars
Learn more about traveling to and living on the surface of Mars
Scientists at Work
Learn what a day in the life of a scientest is like through visiting these scientists in many areas of Science. Click on the Scientist and fing out what motivated them to become scientists and what they do in their daily work in using science and engineering skills. Why is it fun to do what they do.
2013 Habitat Assignments (coming soon when Available)
The Phoenix has landed
Visit this site for links to all the current mission images, details and successes as the Phonenix Mars Mission explores the resource rich Mars North Pole and the water resources available.
The latest News on Missions to Mars
Check here as you begin your Mission to Mars for the Latest Updates on the Rovers, the Phoenix lander scheduled to land on Mars in early May to explore the Northern Polar Cap.
