The Future of Mars in the Classroom

The Mars in the Classroom project is continually developing. Some of our plans for the near future include:

	The extension of the Reflectance Spectrometer and Mars Rover experiments into interactive experiments housed on these web-pages.
	The development of new experiments such as:
	A	Face on Mars Using the face on Mars as an example, this experiment shows how the appearance of an object can be changed simply by altering lighting conditions. For advanced students, it may be possible to design and build their own `Face on Mars'.
	B	Build Your Own Martian Shield Volcano! (Albin, E.F. LPSC XXIX Education Abstract, 1998) By building a wax shield volcano, students can learn about how these structures form over time. Successive `lava flows' will illustrate how a volcano circularises at the base, and will produce a caldera and `lava' lake in time. It will become clear that to make a volcano such as those seen on Mars, dozens of `eruptions' are necessary.
	C	Sci-Kits - Build Your Own Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) These DIY models are available commercially from Sci-Kits. By building the models, students can learn about the structure of the spacecraft and its configuration at different stages of the mission.
	The production of more hard-copies of the resources pack/resources pack on CDROM
	The adaptation of Mars in the Classroom for use by other age groups

If you have any suggestions about how the Mars in the Classroom may be improved, developed or extended please do not hesitate to contact the MITC team.