Audience
Educators
Grade Levels
Grades 5-8
Subject
Physical Science, Chemistry, Matter and Its Properties, Solar System and Planets, Mars
Type
Educator Guides, Lesson Plans / Activities
In this lesson, students will address the common misconception that Mars is red because of its temperature. Through exploration activities, students develop their understanding of chemical change in matter and learn that Mars has a reddish tint due to the reaction of Martian rocks to its atmosphere.
The NASA Spotlite Interactive Lesson: Evidence of Chemical Change includes step-by-step instructions and resources for this activity geared for grades 5-8.
Printable Student Packet: Evidence of Chemical Change
NASA Spotlite Video: Why Is Mars Red?