{"id":834,"date":"2012-04-12T08:28:36","date_gmt":"2012-04-12T07:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.ifuwerehere.com\/?p=834"},"modified":"2012-04-12T15:38:35","modified_gmt":"2012-04-12T14:38:35","slug":"heckery-dekkery-dot-travel-game-postcards-for-children-are-outta-this-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.ifuwerehere.com\/?p=834","title":{"rendered":"Heckery Dekkery Dot Travel Game Postcards for Children and MARS are Outta this world!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n<\/a>Pass\u00e9?\u00a0 No Way!<\/strong>
\nIn fact Heckery Dekkery Dot Travel Game Postcards for Children<\/em><\/strong> predicts that you will one day receive a travel game<\/em><\/strong>card <\/strong><\/em>postcard from Mars!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Mars is the fourth planet from the sun, and the second smallest planet in the solar system.\u00a0 Like all planets in the solar system, Mars travels around, or orbits, the Sun.\u00a0 It is Earth’s outer neighbor and is visible with the naked eye.\u00a0 Mars is called the Red Planet<\/em> because it often looks very reddish and bright in the sky.\u00a0 Mars was first mentioned in records of the Babylonians<\/em> about 3,000 years ago, and Mars was named after their Roman god of war<\/em>.<\/p>\n

It was believed that there could be life on Mars, but the space missions of the 1960\u2019s and 70\u2019s have dispelled that.\u00a0 To date, no man-like forms, no animals or plant life have been found.\u00a0 Moreover, many scientists think that if any life-form exists on Mars today, it could only consist of tiny organisms in protected areas just below the surface. However, due to the presence of water on the planet, scientists believe it is possible that life did exist on Mars at one time, and so the search for evidence of life on Mars continues!\u00a0 In fact, the next Mars rover, Curiosity<\/em><\/strong>,<\/em> should land on the planet on August 6, 2012.<\/p>\n

Curiosity\u2019s mission is to determine whether humans could survive on Mars, and to search for signs of previous life.\u00a0 Curiosity has currently completed half of its journey.\u00a0 If you are curious, you can follow Curiosity\u2019s <\/em><\/strong>progress here<\/a><\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 Explore NASA\u2019s Eyes on the Solar System<\/em><\/strong> 3-D interactive<\/em>.\u00a0 FAR OUT!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Finally, would you like to travel to Mars? If so, be sure to take your heavy coat and maybe even an extra sweater with you because they say it is really cold on Mars!\u00a0 Remember to send a postcard to your friends and family back on Earth if you go, too! \u00a0What kind of postal service do you think would work best between Mars and Earth?\u00a0 Air<\/em><\/strong>mail?\u00a0 Rocket<\/strong>ship?<\/em>\u00a0 Interplane<\/strong>tary Mail<\/em>?\u00a0 Hmmmm . . . Maybe, Out-of-this-World<\/em><\/strong> Express Mail!<\/em>\u00a0 What do you think?<\/p>\n

Read lots more about Mars here<\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/a>!\u00a0 <\/em>Younger readers may like this<\/strong><\/a>!
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Heckery Dekkery Dot Travel Game Postcards for Children!<\/em><\/strong><\/span>
\nIt\u2019s a fun way to learn about way-out<\/em><\/strong> places!<\/p>\n

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