ACTIVITY TITLE: ARE WE MARTIANS?
SUBJECT AREA:
Space science, astronomy
YOUR INVESTIGATION:
Some scientists now believe that it is possible that life originated on the planet, Mars, and that we could be "Martians". How could this be possible? How could that make us Martians?
You are the best in your field...an investigator of scientific theories. The world
looks to you for the most reasonable explanations of many phenomena and science
puzzlers. They are now awaiting the result
of your relentless probing. What will you tell the people of the world?
QUESTIONS TO GUIDE YOU:
- Was there life on ancient Mars?
- If so, in what form did it exist?
- How do we know about this "life"?
- How have they proven the origin of the rock?
- How have they proven the age of the rock?
- How could that life have gotten to Earth?
- What has been the Pathfinder's latest discoveries?
SITE TO SEARCH:
http:// spacelink.nasa.gov/NASA.Projects/Space.Science/Solar.System/Mars-Primitive.Life.Research/.index.html
Activity created by Joan Berger
Internet Educational Consultant
jberger5@concentric.net