Welcome to The Mars Society Education Mars Curriculum Corner.  

The Curriculum Corner is where we will share ideas and materials for use in the classroom. See below for many curriculum and lesson plan links.

Download The Official K-12 Curriculum from The Mars Society:

• Word Document
• PDF Version

Other Curriculum Links:

• Astronomy & Astrophysics Classroom Resources – National Science Foundation
• Astronomy Weekly Lesson Plans – Homeschool Lessons
• Astrobiology Curriculum courtesy of NSTA (Spreadsheet Version)
• Astronomy/Space Science Curricula (Grades K-12)
• Free Astronomy Curricula (Grades K-12)
• Mars Curriculum Module by JPL NASA
• Mars Rover Exploration Summer Lesson Plans
• Mars Society Astronomy Syllabus
• University of Texas Austin Project Based Learning

Classroom Activities

• Classroom Activities – NASA SpacePlace
• Space Sciences Teacher Resources
• Astronomy & Space Lesson Plans – Geology.com

Helpful Websites

• NASA Mars Exploration Program
• NASA Mars for Educators Page
• Mars Landing Sites Page
• Mars Education at ASU
• Mars Fact Sheet
• NatGeo Mars Reference Page
• NASA Solar System – Mars Page
• Kids Astronomy – Facts about Mars
• Mars 3-D Maps