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Topic:
Water in the Solar System
Grade Level: 5-8
Body:
Mars
Mission:
Mars Global Surveyor (Mars)
Science Education Standards: Earth and Space Science: Structure of the Earth System
Short Description: Participants model the process used to test for water ice on Mars and examine how the ice content of the Martian soil will affect the rate at which a warm probe will cool.
Source: Mars Activities (Activity 15)