In writing curriculum for the University of Houston/NASA Mars Rover Celebration, I had the opportunity to explore a little more in Google Earth...Mars.
What a great way to engage students and take a trip to Mars! By activating the Google Earth Mars function, students can explore Mars freely on their own by spinning Mars to different locations and clicking icons that display facts and images. Students can even visit specific locations on Mars by using the "Fly To" feature or chat with Meliza, Mars' resident alien, to learn more about the red planet.
If free exploration isn't for you, students can take a guided tour of Mars, narrated by Ira Flatow and Bill Nye. Or, if you're feeling creative, record and narrate your own tour of Mars.
For an out-of-this-world experience, download Google Earth at: http://earth.google.com/mars/
