Wheels on Mars Classroom Edition

Close Encounters with Spirit & Opportunity... And 7 of the top experts who sent them.

What the Mars Exploration Rovers found, the obstacles they overcame and why it matters so deeply...

SPACE.com correspondent Dave Brody takes you inside the realm of the Mars Rovers as Starry Night goes to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Cornell University, command centers for Earth's science assault on Mars.

Wheels on Mars DVD is a wonderful resource to inspire and excite your students about space science. See scientists at work as they guide the Rovers across previously unexplored terrain, overcome obstacles, and succeed in conducting superb science from the surface of Mars.

Sequel to the 2005 Telly Award for Multimedia winning Eyes on Mars, this DVD comes complete with a teaching guide full of discussion questions, cross-curricular activities and correlations to national science standards.

Teaching Guide includes:

Teaching Strategies

Discussion Questions

Across-the-Curriculum Activity Ideas

Across-the-Curriculum Writing Suggestions

Careers in Science

Curriculum correlations for United States and Canada

DVD Features:

Spirit Image Gallery

Opportunity Image Gallery

Chapter Index lets you navigate to nine different topics
1. Healthy Rovers
2. Meridiani Water
3. Blueberries
4. Bounce
5. Gusev Water
6. Driving Ms. Rover
7. Favorite Photos
8. The Human Team
9. Ships of Exploration

Digital 5.1 Surround Sound and Digital Stereo

Music by Jonn Serrie and others

Images, and animations and predictive simulations: NASA, ESA, Maas Digital, JPL, Cornell University, Malin Space Systems, Dana Berry / Skyworks Digital. Spaceship window element by Thomas O. Miller (atomicart.com) and Ron Miller.

Total Run Time: 98 minutes