Both historic and up-to-the-minute news regarding the Mars Rover mission. There are activities for children, student projects and other classroom resources. From the "more videos" link you can find a series of animations will take you...

This series of animations will take you from Earth to the Red Planet in less than ten minutes. The animation series begins with the initial launch and journey through the Earth's atmosphere. Entry into Mars, its landing and exploration...

Interviews, simulations, and facts will help to appreciate the efforts of Martian rovers.

Based on their experience exploring the Mars rover Curiosity and learning about what engineers must go through to develop a vehicle like Curiosity, students create Android apps that can control LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT robots, simulating the...

Article describes how the Curiosity rover on Mars will soon attempt to drive over a sand dune, which may be risky for the vehicle.

The Curiosity rover set out to answer the question: Did Mars ever have the right environmental conditions to support small life forms called microbes? The Curiosity Mars Descent Imager (MARDI) captured the rover's descent to the surface...

Take a closer look at the space robots Spirit and Opportunity, and their scientific instruments used for exploring the surface of Mars.

Learn all about Mars and the Mars Rovers, and see images of what it looks it.

Snapshots and home video from our trip to Mars. High resolution images, 3-D pictures, and stereo pairs and related files.

Be the command center directing the Mars rover to points of interest on the surface of the planet. The rover is based on the exploration of Sojourner which was initially only supposed to last seven days.

The Mission to Mars curricular unit introduces students to Mars-the Red Planet. Students discover why scientists are so interested in studying this mysterious planet. Many interesting facts about Mars are revealed, and the history of...

Access Mars lets you explore a 3D replica of the Martian surface, exactly as it was recorded by the Curiosity rover.

Images of Mars from the surface of the Red Planet. The site includes 3-D images and animations of the Mars Pathfinder.

The YES I Can! Science site based out of York University in Toronto is featuring the Mars rovers. The site has all the mission background information teachers need all in one place as well as several great student activities, (Build a...

Information about the Mars Curiosity Rover, a movable robotic laboratory designed to explore the surface of Mars.

Young space scientists will discover details of Mars with the images presented by the Mars Exploration Rover (MER). Get up close views of the planet's surface in 3D.

Learn what Mars is like from Martians! Well, people that are working on the Mars mission. This blog site contains firs-hand accounts on what is information is being recovered from Curiosity.

Video about the Mars rover, accompanied by lesson plans and activities integrating mathematics and science. [5 mins, 5 secs]

In Spanish. Article and a slideshow of images explain the mysterious rock recently discovered on Mars by a rover.

Design and test your own all-terrain space rover with this app.

Follow the Curiosity with this website that allows you see what is new, recent images and video, and ask questions to the mission control team.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about engineering the landing equipment on the Mars Rover. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

Understand each step as the Curiosity landed with this animation. The animation shows the entry, descent, and landing of the robot on Mars.

An amazingly clear photo taken from a Mars rover of the rocky, dusty surface of Mars.