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Pre-School
Desination Mars Map by National
Geographic
Max Goes to Mars by
Jeffrey Bennett (see special offer below)
Max Goes
to the Moon: A Science Adventure with Max the Dog by
Jeffrey Bennett
The Planets in Our
Solar System by Franklyn M. Branley
(Can be excerpted)
Grades K-2
Desination Mars Map by
National Geographic
Max Goes to Mars by
Jeffrey Bennett (see special offer below)
Max Goes
to the Moon: A Science Adventure with Max the Dog by
Jeffrey Bennett
Mission to
Mars by Franklyn M. Branley, et al
(depends on the class)
The Planets in Our
Solar System by Franklyn M. Branley
Eyes on Mars (CD) by
Space Holding Corporation
(Can be excerpted)
Featuring our challenge's researcher, Jen Heldmann
Welcome to Mars (CD) by
NOVA
(Can be excerpted)
Grades 3-5
Destination:
Mars by Seymour Simon
(A little wordy, but photos are great)
Desination
Mars Map by National Geographic
Discover
Mars by Gloria Skurzynski
(Depends on class)
Eyewitness Mars by
Stuart Murray
(Great Pictures)
Geology
of the National Parks by Ann Harris, et al
(Excerpted)
Going to Mars: The Stories
of the People Behind NASA's Mars Missions Past, Present, and Future by
Brian Muirhead, et al
Life on Mars by
David Getz
(Can be excerpted)
"Mars:
Is There Life in the Ancient Ice?" in
National Geographic Magazine, January 2004
(Photos)
Max Goes
to Mars by Jeffrey Bennett (see
special offer below)
Max Goes
to the Moon: A Science Adventure with Max the Dog by
Jeffrey Bennett
Mission to
Mars by Franklyn M. Branley, et al
Poles Apart:
Why Penguins and Polar Bears Will Never be Neighbors by
Elaine Scott
(Some sections would be appropriate)
The Planets in Our
Solar System by Franklyn M. Branley
The Real Mars by
Michael Hanlon
(Can be excerpted)
Touchdown Mars! by
Peggy Wethered, et al.
(Depends on class)
Eyes on Mars
(CD) by Space Holding Corporation
Featuring our challenge's researcher, Jen Heldmann
Mars: Dead
or Alive (CD) by NOVA
Welcome to
Mars (CD) by NOVA
Grades 6-8
A
Traveler's Guide to Mars: The Mysterious Landscapes of
the Red Planet by
William K. Hartmann
(May need to be excerpted)
Destination: Mars by
Seymour Simon
Desination
Mars Map by National Geographic
Discover
Mars by Gloria Skurzynski
Eyewitness Mars by
Stuart Murray
Geology
of the National Parks by Ann Harris, et al
Going to Mars:
The Stories of the People Behind NASA's Mars Missions Past, Present,
and Future by Brian
Muirhead, et al
Green Mars by
Kim Stanley Robinson
(possibly)
Gulliver of Mars by
Edwin Arnold
Life on Mars by
David Getz
Life on Mars? by
Carl Zimmer
Mars: A Warmer
Wetter Planet by Jeffrey S. Kargel
(Can be excerpted)
"Mars:
Is There Life in the Ancient Ice?" in
National Geographic Magazine, January 2004
Mars
on Earth: The Adventures of Space Pioneers in the High Arctic by
Robert Zubrin
(Sections of the book, e.g. the story of Wolf Vishniac in Chapter 2 would
be great)
Martian Chronicles by
Ray Bradbury
(Junior high school appropriate)
Max Goes to the Moon: A Science
Adventure with Max the Dog by Jeffrey Bennett
Possibly a little young; depends on the class; has insets that delve
more deeply into the science)
Max Goes
to Mars by Jeffrey Bennett (see
special offer below)
(Possibly a little young; depends on the class; has insets that delve more deeply
into the science)
Mission to Mars by
Franklyn M. Branley, et al
Poles Apart: Why Penguins
and Polar Bears Will Never be Neighbors by Elaine Scott
Princess of Mars by
Edgar Rice Burroughs
(Junior high
appropriate)
The Real Mars by
Michael Hanlon
(Can be excerpted)
Touchdown Mars! by
Peggy Wethered, et al.
(Presentation is a little young, but the science is appropriate)
Eyes on Mars
(CD) by Space Holding Corporation
Featuring our challenge's researcher, Jen Heldmann
Fire Mountains
of the West: The Cascade and Mono Lake Volcanoes by
Stephen L. Harris
Mars: Dead
or Alive (CD) by NOVA
Origins (CD) by
NOVA
(Can be excerpted)
Welcome to
Mars (CD) by NOVA
High School:
A
Traveler's Guide to Mars: The Mysterious Landscapes of the Red Planet by
William K. Hartmann
Destination: Mars by
Seymour Simon
Desination
Mars Map by National Geographic
Discover Mars by
Gloria Skurzynski
(A little young)
Eyes on
Mars (CD) by Space Holding Corporation
Featuring our challenge's researcher, Jen Heldmann
Eyewitness
Mars by Stuart Murray
Fire
Mountains of the West: The Cascade and Mono Lake Volcanoes by
Stephen L. Harris
Geology of the National
Parks by Ann Harris, et al
Going to
Mars: The Stories of the People Behind NASA's Mars Missions Past,
Present, and Future by
Brian Muirhead, et al
Green Mars by
Kim Stanley Robinson
Gulliver of
Mars by Edwin Arnold
History's
Mysteries: The Search for Life on Mars by
History Channel
Is Mars Habitable? by
Alfred Russel Wallace
Life on Mars by
David Getz
Life on Mars? by
Carl Zimmer
Mars: A Warmer Wetter Planet by
Jeffrey S. Kargel
Mars:
Dead or Alive (CD) by NOVA
"Mars:
Is There Life in the Ancient Ice?" in
National Geographic Magazine, January 2004
Mars on Earth: The Adventures
of Space Pioneers in the High Arctic by Robert Zubrin
Martian Chronicles by
Ray Bradbury
Origins
(CD) by NOVA
Princess of Mars by
Edgar Rice Burroughs
The Certainty of a Future
Life in Mars by L.P.Gratacap
The Real Mars by
Michael Hanlon
Through Space to Mars
(or the Longest Journey on Record) by Roy Rockwood
Welcome
to Mars (CD) by NOVA
- A Traveler's
Guide
to Mars: The Mysterious Landscapes of the Red Planet by William
K. Hartmann
Reads like a travel guide! Includes maps and tons of photos.
Identifies and discusses Martain surface features, history and exploration.
- Destination: Mars by Seymour Simon
Interesting facts and beautiful photos of Mars. Great reference
book.
- Desination Mars Map by National Geographic
Front side is the amalgamation of almost 1000 images of Mars taken
from space. On the back, insets give details about geography and landscape,
including daily surface changes.
- Discover Mars by Gloria
Skurzynski
Great 3-D images of Mars and Mars spacecraft (comes with 3-D glasses).
Covers Mars exploration from Copernicus to Pathfinder. A National Geographic
book.
- Eyewitness Mars by Stuart Murray
One of the Eyewitness series. Tons of pictures - basically
an encyclopedia of everything Mars. Includes glossary, FAQs, websites
and other resources.
- Fire Mountains of the West: The
Cascade and Mono Lake Volcanoes
by Stephen L.
Harris
Great book about volcanoes, how they're made and how they work. Includes a
chapter on Lassen Peak.
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Geology of the National Parks
by Ann Harris, et al
An excellent book on the geology of the National Parks- Lassen National Volcanic
Park is included!
- Going to Mars: The Stories of the People Behind NASA's
Mars Missions Past, Present, and Future by Brian
Muirhead,
et al
Great science stories as well as science fiction
and popular culture. Really brings to life the stories of people
whose quest it is to explore the unknown.
- Green Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
Science fiction novel about terraforming Mars and the first
generation of people to be born on the Red Planet. Highlights conflict
between those who keep Mars as it is and those who would make it habitable
- a futuristic environmental conservation debate!
- Gulliver of Mars by Edwin Arnold
This early science fiction novel (published in 1905) was one of the
first to create an image of Mars. In this book, Mars was a planet inhabited
by ancient races on the verge of death. The author is said to have
been influenced by Schiaparelli and Lowell and also been the inspiration
for Edgar Rice Burroughs' Princess of Mars. (available from Project
Gutenberg)
- Is Mars Habitable? by Alfred
Russel Wallace
Available online through
Project Gutenberg
Published in 1907 as a critical examination of Professor Percival Lowell's
book, Mars and its Canals, with an alternative explanation.
- Life on Mars by David Getz
Focuses on issues involved with traveling to Mars and touches
on the issues of living there - uses a very personalized approach
- Life on Mars? by Carl Zimmer
Article in Smithsonian, May 2005.
It's hard enough to identify fossilized microbes on Earth. How would
we ever recognize them on Mars?
- Mars: A Warmer Wetter Planet by Jeffrey
S. Kargel
Technical but very readable information about the impact
of finding evidence for recent water activity on Mars - great reference
for teaching about Mars
- "Mars:
Is There Life in the Ancient Ice?" in
National Geographic Magazine, January 2004 .
Great photos. Includes search for water, exploration
history and stories about Mars researchers. Same issue has great
article about exploring in the Arctic.
- Mars
on Earth: The Adventures of Space Pioneers in the High
Arctic by Robert Zubrin
A "must
read" for this Challenge! This is an adventure story,
very readable, that portrays the passion of scientists
for their research as well as explains the concepts of
Mars analog research on Earth.
- Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
Written in the 1940's, Bradbury tells the tales of a series
of expeditions to Mars in the distant future (1999). The resident Martians
are decimated by diseases that arrive with the explorers, and colonists
arrive with varied interest in the planet, but with no respect for the
Martian culture that is being displaced.
- Max Goes to Mars
by Jeffrey Bennett (see special offer)
Max has gone to the Moon (see other Bennett book in this list) and now he's off
to Mars! Same general idea as the moon book - great story line and packed with
information. The book is due in stores October 2005. Keep checking http://www.jeffreybennett.com
for more information. Click on "books" on the left sidebar.
- Max Goes to the Moon: A Science Adventure with Max the
Dog by Jeffrey Bennett
Describes, in the context of Max's trip to the moon, what preparation and technology
is needed to go to, live and work on the Moon; great analog to Mars travel; Max
Goes to Mars will be out in November 2005
- Mission to Mars by Franklyn M.
Branley, et al
A mission to Mars presented in story form. Covers
issues associated with living and working very well. Great resource
for students in the Challenge.
- Poles Apart: Why Penguins and Polar Bears Will Never
be Neighbors by Elaine Scott
A great book about the Arctic and Antarctic: weather, wildlife, people, exploration,
geology. The last chapter has a small description of Mars analog research on
Devon Island in the Arctic.
- Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
First of Mars science fiction series about human visits to Mars.
In these stories Mars is inhabited by Martian societies. Motivates thinking
about what we know now about Mars versus what was known in the author's
time. Available online through
Project Gutenberg.
- The Certainty of a Future Life in Mars by L.P.Gratacap
Published in 1903 Available
online through Project Gutenberg
Posthumous Papers of Bradford Torrey Dodd who worked in an astronomical
station and received messages at a wireless telegraphic station; that
he himself and his assistants accredited to extra-terrestrial sources.
- The Planets in Our Solar System by Franklyn
M. Branley
Good overview of all the planets, including Mars; good comparisons
on temperature
- The Real Mars by Michael Hanlon
A beautiful reference book covering the whole of Mars history, popular culture
and research; very useful for pulling articles and information
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Through Space to Mars (or
the Longest Journey on Record) by Roy Rockwood
Available online through
Project Gutenberg
#4 in the "Great Marvel Series"
- Touchdown
Mars! by Peggy Wethered, et al.
"You are an astronaut! These are
your crewmates. You are going to Mars!" begins
the book. Presents issues of living and working on
Mars in story form - great book to motivate discussion.
- Eyes on Mars by Space Holding Corporation.
Presents the efforts to fully understand the mysteries
that are Mars; includes commentary by guest experts -- Features our
challenge's researcher, Jen Heldmann
- History's Mysteries: The Search for Life on Mars by
History Channel
This CD draws on NASA mission photography and interviews
with top scientists and agency officials to see what we have discovered--and
what remains unknown.
- Mars:
Dead or Alive by NOVA
Follows the Mars Exploration Rover project which resulted
in the Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity; excellent portrayal of the
excitement of exploration
- Origins (CD) by NOVA
Covers scientific explanations for how Earth, life and the universe
began; includes the concept of analogs and "every
atom in our bodies, and practically every bit of
matter in the Earth, was made in the heart of stars."
- Welcome to Mars by NOVA
Sequel to Mars: Dead or Alive; "gripping drama and breathtaking
images" of the Mars Exploration Rover projects Spirit
and Opportunity
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