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Welcome to Mars
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Viewing Ideas
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Before Watching
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Find a map of Mars and help students locate where on Mars each
of the rovers were directed to land (Spirit was sent to
Gusev Crater, Opportunity to Meridiani Planum). What do
students notice about the geographical features of each landing
site?
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Organize the class into six groups. Assign three groups to take
notes on one of each of the following categories: problems
Spirit encountered, how those problems were addressed,
and what the rover discovered. Have the other three groups take
notes on one each of the same categories for Opportunity.
After Watching
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List each rover and its landing site on the board. Have members
of each team contribute examples of the problems each rover
confronted, how the scientists worked to solve the problems, and
what each rover discovered. How did scientists go about solving
problems that arose? What findings surprised scientists?
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Discuss the evidence scientists found regarding whether an
environment that could have supported life on Mars ever existed.
Why are scientists interested in learning about this?
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