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Mission to Mars<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n

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Students complete hands-on, minds-on activities, called “base operations”, in their classrooms as they prepare for the simulated manned mission to Mars they will carry out in the spring.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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    5th grade<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    10+ hours of curriculum<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    4+ contact hours\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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      Mission is school based<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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      Teacher training, handbook, and other materials provided<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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      More than 1,000 students participate in the culminating event in April \/ May<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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      Content Standard Alignment<\/span><\/h1>\n

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      For the 2025-2026 school year, Mission to Mars student scientists are “embarking” on the Mars Developing Radiation-proof Innovative Lava-tube Living (DRILL) Mission.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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