New Hampshire Frameworks Correlations
NASA's Mars Exploration Program 
Find out what is happening with NASA's efforts to explore Mars. You can learn about current missions, explore the technology being used to explore Mars, and learn about the planet. Special sections for kids, students, and teachers provide information for space explorers of all ages.
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Science: Earth/Space Science
Curriculum Standard 4a
Students will demonstrate an increasing ability to understand that the Earth is a unique member of our solar system, located in a galaxy, within the universe.
Proficiency Standards
By the end of grade ten students will be able to:
- Identify the other planets in the solar system on a diagram or in the night sky, and describe their motions, as well as the motion of the planetary moons and comets.
- Describe the characteristics of Earth and other planets in the solar system in terms of their ability to support life.
