Girls Go To Mars (GGTM)

Girls Go To Mars (GGTM) is a set of activities designed to engage middle school girls in hands-on science. GGTM introduces NASA’s MAVEN Mission, which reached Mars on September 21, 2014 and began its study of the Martian atmosphere. Understanding Mars is accomplished both through activities that engage girls in understanding our planet’s atmosphere and with the Cadette Girl Scout Leadership's Journey Breathe: It’s Your Planet – Love It! 

The SETI Institute’s Center for Education and the Girl Scouts of Northern California’s Girls Go Tech collaborated on the development and field tests of the activities with Cadette Girl Scouts.

Girls Go to Mars Activities - Adult [Download All]

• Girls Go To Mars Overview. A Tale of Two Planets: Earth and Mars [Adult]
• Activity #1 - The Goldilocks Question: Just Right, Too Cold, or Too Hot? Scale Model of the Inner Solar System [Adult]
• Activity #2 - It’s All About the Atmosphere [Adult]
• Activity #2 Extension - Women in STEM [Adult]
• Activity #3 - How Do Atmospheres Change Over Time? The Role of Magnetosphere and Solar Wind [Adult]
• Activity #4 - Evidence for an Atmosphere on Mars Over Time: Water Surface Features [Adult]
• Activity #5 - How Do Atmospheres Change Over Time? The Greenhouse Effect [Adult]
• Activity #6 - Steps Along the Journey: Global Warming
• Girls Go To Mars Additional Resources
• Cooperative Group Responsibilities

Girls Go to Mars Activities - Cadette [Download All]

• Activity #2 - It’s All About the Atmosphere [Cadette]
• Activity #3 - How Do Atmospheres Change Over Time? The Role of Magnetosphere and Solar Wind [Cadette]
• Activity #4 - Evidence for an Atmosphere on Mars Over Time: Water Surface Features [Cadette]
• Activity #5 - How Do Atmospheres Change Over Time? The Greenhouse Effect [Cadette]

Activity 1, Scale Model Steps Between Objects Table on page 9 is incorrect. Please use the revised table here

Girls Go To Mars Videos

Overview

MAVEN Mars Evolution (NASA)
https://vimeo.com/1082624223/e4d9562c77

Olympus Mons on Mars (BBC)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0073lg1

Death of a Planet (BBC)
https://vimeo.com/1082626382/cf53baacfa

Activity 2
Olympus Mons on Mars (BBC)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0073lg1

Activity 2 Extension
Girl Scouts: What Does a Scientist look like? (Girl Scouts)
https://vimeo.com/1082627479/f4d2db9abe

Activity 3
Raging Solar Wind (BBC)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p005xg9b

Activity 4
River Found on Earth and Mars (JPL)
https://vimeo.com/1082630164/81d5f1c617

River Channels on Mars (BBC)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0063x5r

Activity 5

The Electromagnetic Spectrum( NOVA PBS)
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/the-electromagnetic-spectrum/

Global Warming (NASA)
https://vimeo.com/1082634337/1b41fb65d8?share=copy

Troop leaders: After completing at least 4 of the activities, contact the Northern California Girl Scout Council to obtain GGTM Patches for your Cadettes.

http://www.girlscoutshop.com/COUNCIL-OWN-MERCHANDISE/NORTHERN-CALIFORNIA-COUNCIL/GSNor-Cal-Girls-Go-To-Mars"
For additional help with the activities: Activity Tips for Leaders
Troops in the Girl Scouts of Northern California Council may check out program boxes that support these activities.

For information go to: https://www.gsnorcal.org/en/about-girl-scouts/our-program/stem/tech-and-eco-questions.html