It’s Friday, May 30, 2014, and time for a Virtual Field Trip at ClickSchooling!
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Age Range: 8-18 (Grades 3-12, with parental supervision)
Choose from the following locations of the base camp to interactively explore:
- Mars Base Layout
- Base Exterior
- Enter Base
- Exit Base
- Stair to Upper Level
- Laboratory
- EVA (Extra Vehicular Activity) Preparation
- Airlock
- Medical
- Bunks
- Galley
- Wardroom
- Personal Hygiene
- Sample Port
- Greenhouse
- Pressurized Rover
- Robot Rover
Before leaving the website, read the “Mission Overview” for a textural outline of the simulated Mars Mission on the website. Check out the “Mars Facts” for more information about Mars and select the “Links” option in the upper navigation bar for more information about Mars on other websites.
While manned exploration to Mars may be years in the future, this website will inspire students to take a look at the possibilities that lie in space travel and exploration.