from covid to mars

Getting the "lay of the land"

Start with an Overview

When we first start a new research project with a lot of sub-questions we're trying to answer, it helps to start by getting an overview of the general topic area. You could do this through a video, an article or both.

Let's follow that up with some articles!

In Depth | Mars – NASA Solar System ExplorationNASA’s real-time science encyclopedia of deep space exploration. Our scientists and hardworking robots are exploring the wild frontiers of our solar system.

Getting An Overview

It helps to start with an article that gives us the "big picture" of how all our sub-topics fit in and provides some context for what we'll be learning, but without going into too much depth at this point.

This article from NASA does the trick!

https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/mars/in-depth/

Fact lists v. articles

This source points out the difference between a list of facts, and an article. Which one makes it easier to find specific facts? Which one makes it easier to understand how they fit together?

https://theplanets.org/mars/

Going deeper

If our overview article hasn't answered our question, it's time to look for more in depth information. This article is a great example!

Mars: What We Know About the Red Planet

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