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| Paper: |
An Inquiry-Based Activity to Investigate Evidence for Water on Mars |
| Volume: |
473, Communicating Science |
| Page: |
239 |
| Authors: |
Gilbert, A.; Shankar, B.; Osinski, G. R. |
| Abstract: |
With funding from Canada's Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council PromoScience program, the Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration (CPSX) at Western University is developing a new initiative called Interactive Mapping of the Planets (IMAPS), which will be a suite of inquiry-based activities and online resources on the topic of planetary mapping.
The first inquiry-based activity developed for the IMAPS program focuses on searching for evidence of past water flow on Mars. Over a period of three class-periods, students learn about the different land features on Mars, build basic mapping skills, use Google Mars and other online image databases to search for evidence of past water flow, and choose and defend the best landing site for the next rover. All of the resources needed for this activity, as well as others, can be found on the CPSX outreach webpage: www.cpsx.ca/outreach |
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