Curiosity Lands on Mars!

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In addition to our fictional journey with our Martian friends, my first graders also learned about the Solar System, watched the Curiosity Rover land on Mars and did a fun experiment with Space Sand. You can watch the Curiosity Rover here.

We read the nonfiction text Mission to Mars and learned that Neil Armstrong, who wrote the foreword for Mission to Mars, was the first person to walk on the moon.

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Our space sand experiment was the coolest! The "red space sand" is said to be similar to sand found on Mars. Ask your child what happened when we put the sand in water!