Common Core State Standard
RH.CCS.7 Grades 6-12: Students are asked to locate a country or geographical area on a map, connecting information with a specific location. Then, students answer a series of quiz questions based on a current news event happening in that location. Students must combine their prior knowledge with information presented in the question to determine the correct answers.

Curiosity rover lands on Mars -- 08/13/2012

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Q: In a flawless technological triumph, NASA's Curiosity rover was safely lowered at the end of 25 foot-long cables from a hovering rocket stage into Mars' Gale Crater last week. Where is Mars on this not-to-scale NASA map of our Solar System?

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