Education Resources & Curriculum

Welcome to The Mars Society Education Resources & Curriculum Page.   

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
• Google Mars
• NASA Solar System – Mars Page
• Kids Astronomy – Facts about Mars
• Mars 3-D Maps

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at education@marssociety.org.