Lesson Thirteen: Mars Surface Age Exploration

Description

Students explore the surface features of Mars using images from the Malin Space Sciences System website.

Standards Addressed

  • NGSS DCI
    • ESS1.B: The solar system contains many varied objects held together by gravity. Solar system models explain and predict eclipses, lunar phases, and seasons.
  • NGSS Crosscutting Concepts
    • Patterns
    • Scale, Proportion, and Quantity
  • NGSS Science and Engineering Practices
    • Developing and Using Models
  • Common Core State Standards for Mathematics
    • Geometry: Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving area, surface area, and volume.