This filmstrip study guide dramatizes several stories from Ray Bradbury's "The Martian Chronicles" concerning basic issues of human nature: the need to respect cultural differences and the importance of preserving the environment. A collection of 26 short stories, "The Martian Chronicles" describes the colonization of Mars. The personal and political behavior of the colonizers is examined against the imaginative backdrop of a distant planet. The three filmstrips provided in the programs deal with "The Expeditions,""The Settlers," and "The Maritians." For each filmstrip the guide provides a synopsis, activities to use with students before viewing the filmstrip, a list of new vocabulary words, and themes to explore. Unit activities provided include questions for discussion, ideas for creative and expository writing, themes for further investigation, and ways for comparing the book and filmstrip program. The guide concludes with a brief bibliography listing other works by Bradbury, other science fiction, and related non-fiction. (RM)