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Discover Planet Mars (Flex)

Completed by 15 learners
Ages 8-12
Live Group Class
Explore the planet Mars’ past and present! Learn about its exploration, geology, atmosphere and many unique features in this four week flex course.
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:
(834 reviews)

No live video meetings
4 weeks
1-8 learners per class

What's included

Homework
1 hour per week. Students will have several short questions to answer and a weekly quiz.

Class Experience

US Grade 3 - 6
In this four week flex course will introduce students to the planet Mars. We will cover its historic context, major features, geology, atmosphere, and past, present and future exploration. 

We will examine the questions such as, but not limited to:

- Could there be or have been life on Mars?
- How might hypothetical martian life differ from earth life?
- What lessons have we learned from comparing Mars’ climate to Earth's?
- Could humans visit the planet? 

This is an asynchronous flex course. There are no live meetings. It is perfect for students who do not like to be on camera or live across different time zones. Students will learn by watching lectures, participating in written weekly discussions with others students and instructor, answering homework questions, taking weekly quizzes, and reading or watching additional weekly videos and articles. There will also be a weekly check in between the instructor and each student through Outschool’s messaging system.

Students will interact with each other through weekly structured discussions in the classroom. They are also encouraged to post questions and responses to the weekly lecture videos and additional materials. 


Weekly Schedule:

SUNDAY- 
The week’s lesson will be posted on Sunday. It will include: 
Weekly checklist
Recorded video lectures by the instructor
Individual feedback and followup questions for the previous week’s assignments
Additional watching and reading material 
Discussion topics
Homework questions
Weekly quiz

WEDNESDAY-
Learners should post their initial responses to the weekly discussion topics in the classroom by no later than Wednesday in order to give other students time to respond to them.

FRIDAY-
Weekly quiz due
Homework due
Weekly student/instructor check-in
Learners should post their responses to classmates’ discussion posts in the classroom by no later than Friday.


Class Discussion:
Participation in class discussions is key to a deeper and lasting understanding of the material! Students will be asked to think critically about up to three discussion topics related to the week’s material and post their responses in the classroom. They will also need to respond to a minimum of three other posts by their classmates. The instructor will encourage respectful conversation and exchange of ideas. 

Instructor student interaction:
In addition to interacting with the instructor through questions, discussion, and feedback on homework, the instructor and student will have a weekly check-in to evaluate the learner’s needs and progress together. 
The instructor is available for “Office Hours” to meet with the learner over video or voice upon request!


There is no textbook for this class. All necessary learning materials will be provided in the classroom.


Week One: 
- History
- Context in solar system
- Mars in the media

Week Two: 
- Major features
- Geology
- Moons
- Atmosphere

Week Three: 
- Formation
- Epochs
- Internal Structure
- Magnetic Fields

Week Four: 
- Past and current missions
- Human and robotic exploration
- Terraforming
- Future missions


There are no prerequisites for this class, just a love of learning and curiosity about astronomy and outer space.

Other Details

External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

Meet the teacher

Joined December, 2019
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Master's Degree from American Military University
I have an MS in space.

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