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Allred, David D.1, Allred, Paul M.2, Riddle, Thomas3, and Allred, John I.4 (2002)

Mars Jars: How Students Can Build Inexpensive, Mini Mars Environments For Science And Engineering Projects

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In: On To Mars 2, edited by Zubrin, RM, and Crossman, F. Collector's Guide Publishing Inc.

We have prepared our own very small, Martian test tubes and flasks which possess many of the conditions of Mars’ surface (up to the first three of five conditions listed below) and at a cost well below $100**. We did several experiments of interest to us, namely: lightening on Mars in a jar (12-13 year olds) and what might happen to ice cream on Mars (an 8 year old).

Student, amateur, and professional researchers alike need Mars-like conditions in which to test their ideas and to help answer their questions. It has been proposed that vacuum stations like those used in industry and university labs could be employed to produce Mars-like conditions to test student ideas for whole classrooms of children. [i] It is our goal to find simple and low cost ways to help researchers set up their own small test stations where they can test out their ideas. The test stands need only meet those characteristics of Mars which are pertinent for testing the ideas.

1 - Brigham Young University email or homepage
2 - Farrer Middle School 
3 - Centennial Middle School 
4 - Canyon Crest Elementary School 

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