Education

PPARC Mars Express education pack – KS2-5
Colour leaflets, worksheets and teachers' notes, which link the mission to key stages 3, 4 and A-level Physics curricula.  

BNSC Learning Zone: Mars – KS2-3
Information about Mars, quiz and Mars lander game, plus print-out resources sheet.

Lesson plan for key stages 2 and 3

Beagle 2 lesson plans and activities

Classroom Space: Life; I wouldn't send a dog out on a night like this - KS2-4
Teachers notes and student worksheets relating to the search for life in the Solar System, the Beagle 2 mission and other Mars Landers.

Mars in the Classroom – KS3-4
Hands-on classroom activities relating to Mars exploration.   Includes making Martian volcanoes, cooking edible Mars rocks and designing a Mars Rover

NASA Mars Classroom Resources

Images

ESA Mars Express image gallery
100+ images of Mars and the Mars Express Spacecraft

Beagle 2
50+ images of Beagle 2

NASA Planetary Photojournal
Images of Mars

Animations

ESA
Mars Express clips from ESA TV archive

Beagle 2
3 animations showing Beagle 2 descent sequence and operations

EADS Astrium
Animations and videos about Mars Express and Beagle 2

Models

Beagle 2
Full-scale model available from EADS Astrium. Contact: Camilla Williamson

Computer models
ESA 3-D computer models of Mars Express.

Books

Mars: The Inside Story of the Red Planet
By Heather Couper & Nigel Henbest. Published by Headline. ISBN: 0747235430

Beagle: From Darwin's Epic Voyage to the British Expedition to Mars
By Colin Pillinger. Published by Faber & Faber. ISBN: 0571223230  

Mars: Uncovering the Secrets of the Red Planet
By Paul Raeburn. Published by National Geographic Books. ISBN: 0792276140

The Cambridge Photographic Guide to the Planets
By Fred Taylor. Published by Cambridge University Press.

Speakers

UK goes to the Planets can provide experienced speakers for specialist and non-specialist audiences and for school groups. For speakers on Mars Express, Beagle 2, ExoMars, Aurora or the search for life in the Solar System contact UK Goes to the Planets Co-ordinator, Anita Heward. anitaheward@btinternet.com