Module: Is There Water On Mars? Grades 9-12, Three Weeks Obtain This Module |
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Is there liquid water on Mars? By experimenting with water as it changes state and investigating some effects of air pressure, students not only learn core ideas in physical science but can deduce the water situation on Mars by applying those concepts. |
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Water Activities 1 & 2: How Hot Can You Make Water? and How Fast Does Water Warm as Ice Melts? Purpose: To discover the existence of two temperature plateaus while water changes state and come to grips with what changes of state mean at the molecular level.
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Water Activity 3: How Can We Increase The Height of The Plateau? Purpose: To have students increase the boiling temperature of water by increasing the pressure in the container. Key Concepts
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Water Activity 4: Do Fish Believe in Water? Do Students Believe in Air? Purpose: To have students perform several activities showing that Earth's atmosphere exerts considerable force at the surface
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Water Activity 5: Testing Your Hypothesis by Boiling Water Below Its Boiling Point Purpose: To have students boil water below its typical boiling temperature by reducing the pressure above the surface of the liquid
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Water Activity 6: Is There Liquid Water On Mars? Purpose: To have students analyze actual data and images to assess whether there is liquid water on Mars Key Concepts
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Water Activity 7: Where Would You Search for Water on Mars? Purpose: To help students develop an ongoing connection to the Mars missions. Key Concepts
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