HiRISE Learning Page
Soon we will be soliciting
suggestions from the general public for targets for HiRISE to image. Here you will find a collection of web
pages that will help you understand the scientific goals for HiRISE, how the
camera operates, and what you need to know in order to suggest a target. WeÕve also developed some educational
activity books, games and other activities that we hope will provide a fun way
to learn more about Mars and HiRISE.
Eventually you will also have the opportunity to help in the
analysis and interpretation of HiRISE images. We will be using Clickworkers to allow the public to
build geologic feature databases for the HiRISE team, to provide opportunities
for the public to vote on which HiRISE images become press release images, to
vote on HiRISE image targets based on interesting MOC images, to help prioritze
HiRISE image suggestions submitted by the general public with little or no
science justifications and other unique opportunities. Stay tuned!
HiRISE
Tutorials –
These web pages
explain the workings of the camera and in mid-March, 2006 we plan to open our
image suggestion facility, so be sure to check back!
Lesson Two: Resolution and Binning
Lesson Three: How to Submit an Image
Suggestion tutorial
Ten Steps to Suggesting a HiRISE Image
Target
Science
Themes –
These pages discuss the science themes for our
exploration of Mars. When you suggest an imaging target we will ask you to
choose a science theme that best describes your goals for the image.
Climate Change (Candy)
Eolian Processes (Nathan)
Fluvial
and Hydrothermal processes (Ginny) -
original version
Future
Exploration/Landing sites (Steve)
Geologic Contacts and
Stratigraphy (Cathy) -original version
Glacial
and Periglacial Processes (Mike)
Impact Cratering (John/Alfred)
-New
Landscape
Evolution (John) –original
version
Mass Wasting (Alfred)
Polar
Geology (Ken)
–original version
Seasonal Processes (Candy)
Sedimentary/Layering
Processes (Cathy) –
original version
Surface
Regolith and Rocks (Mike)
Surface
Composition and Photometry (Nick)
Tectonic processes (Laz) -New
Volcanism
(Laz) - original
version
HiRISE Mars Curriculum
Materials –
Drafts of our own education resource materials
with teacher guides! Coming soon!
HiRISE Mars Grades K-3 Activity Book
HiRISE
Mars Grades 4-8 Activity Book
HiRISE
Mars Grades 9-14 Activity Book
HiRISE Mars Themed Games and Puzzles – These games will help you learn some
of the terminology you need to know to suggest targets and will help you become
accustomed to looking at orbital images of Mars.
Links to Other Mars
Curriculum materials - These
web pages provide additional information and teacher resources on Mars, Mars
geology and geography, and imaging the planet.
Students learn more about the geography of Mars by making and
playing with their own ÒMars CardsÓ that describe some key geographical
features of Mars from ÒThursdayÕs
ClassroomÓ.
A lesson in geologic mapping (grades 5-8) from the Challenger
Center for Space Science Education. Contains teacherÕs guide and
student worksheet. For other lessons see their ÒFor teachers
sectionÓ.
Contains teacher resources, activities for
students, and information about Mars, other planets and solar system objects
from University Corporation for
Atmospheric Research (UCAR).
Numerous teacher guides, lessons and
student activities about Mars from Arizona State UniversityÕs Mars Education
Program.
MSSS Education and Public
Outreach:
Mars resources, essays, and educational
materials from Malin Space Science Systems.
Mars curriculum materials for grades 4-12
from NASAÕs Jet Propulsion LaboratoryÕs Mars Education program.