Live From Mars

Links to Multimedia, Educational Tools, Internship Applications, and More!

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• Studying About Mars
  • Mars Survival Kit
  • The Basics
    • Why landing on Mars is hard
  • Advanced concepts in space – like giant LASERS for acceleration
  • You can see planets, space missions, rovers, and even a comet and an asteroid, in this free online simulator.
• Teaching About Mars/Space
  • Learning all about how the heart works, and doesn’t work, in space!
  • Mars Survival Kit
  • How NASA technology makes the world better every day
  • Astrocomics! Teaching space, the history of space, robots and astrobiology with comics
  • Free images, movies, and multimedia
  • Do-It-Yourself 3D glasses – that look like a Mars Rover!
  • NASA Space Games
  • An Educator’s Guide to Rockets
  • Science Buddies
  • Missouri Environmental Education Association
  • NASA For Educators 
  • NASA Kids Club
  • Civil Air Patrol Free Science Resources for Educators

  • Citizen Science! Projects with four common features: (1) anyone can participate, (2) participants use the same protocol so data can be combined and be high quality, (3) data can help real scientists come to real conclusions, and (4) a wide community of scientists and volunteers work together and share data to which the public, as well as scientists, have access.

• Websites recommended by space fans:
  • Space Elevators and Astronomy, nominated by Lucas, 7th grade as of 2019
• Astronomy tools!
  • No matter the season, weather, or time of day, the #stars are always there. Here are six apps that can help you see them whenever, wherever:
    • AstroPanel
    • SkEye
    • Google Sky app
    • NASA App
    • Sky Map of Constellations
    • Night Sky Tools
  • Astronomy for Beginners: A beautifully designed webpage. Resource suggested by James and Denise Morgan
  • Your personal, online planetarium!
  • “The 88 Constellations and Their Brightest Stars.” Resource suggested by Alexia from the Children’s STEM Club library group
• The History of Space
  • Check out Vintage Space, with its outstanding weekly education videos and amazing host Amy T!For Students Seeking internships
    • NASA Portal: The One Stop Shop for Internships
    • Instructional Videos About How to Get an Internship
  • History of Astronomy courtesy of Cornell University
  • Timeline of major events in (human) astronomy by the National Earth Science Teachers Association
• Women in STEAM
  • Space Art!
  • Rocket Women
• Space Communities
  • Spaceport LA
• The Art and Science of Critical Thinking
  • How to do a close read: learning to read an article and get the most out of it
• Need a little inspiration? Here are shorts about going to space, in one way or another
  • The Wanderers
  • Field Trip To Mars
• Awards you can apply for:

  • SCIENCE FOR SOLUTIONS AWARD (March)

    • The Science for Solutions Award is given annually to one student or postdoctoral scientist in recognition for “significant contributions in the application and use of the Earth and space sciences to solve societal problems.”
  • Canadian awards

If you have resources that should be included or linked here, please leave a comment. Thank you!

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