FIELD TRIPS TO SPACE


moon  First we will visit the moon (http://www.lauriefowler.com/moon.htm).  We will go on a Moon Mission, where we will investigate the moon. 

We will view our planet Earth from a different perspective.  earth from moon 

We will also see how moon rocks are collected.  moon rocks


solar system  Second, we will visit the planets. (http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/welcome.htm)

We will visit the nine planets and view their similarities and differences.  Mars    Saturn


Field Trip to Mars  Since Mars (http://www.kidscosmos.org/field-trip-to-mars-kids.html) is in the news, that is the third place we will visit.  We will take a closer look at our closest planetary neighbor.

We will investigate landforms on Mars, such as this floodplain.  landforms on Mars

Then we will learn about vehicles that have given us images of Mars.  Mars Vehicles


galaxy  Finally, we will visit Kidz Exploring Space (http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0210901/)
We will investigate stars stars

and do some hands-on investigations about space.  experiments about space