Education

NASA Mars for Students pages

NASA Mars Classroom Resources

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.
BNSC Lesson plan for key stages 2 and 3

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

Images

Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter image gallery

NASA Planetary Photojournal - Images of Mars

Animations

NASA
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter animations and videos

Models

There are currently no models of Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter available in the UK

Books

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

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 Reconnaissance Orbiter or other Mars missions contact the UK Goes to the Planets Co-ordinator, Anita Heward. anitaheward@btinternet.com