Aim: To learn about Mars exploration.
1. Rover facts
2. Design, Draw and Make a Rover
3. Mars facts
1. Rover facts:
Fill in the table below.
Name:
|
Purpose:
|
Wheels
| They move the rover |
Solar Panel
| They power the rover |
Laser
| |
Camera
| The camera sends photos to NASA |
Shovel, rock pick,drill
| It moves stuff out of the way for the rover |
2. In groups of 3 you will Design, Draw and Make a Mars Rover out of Lego Technics.
Materials:
Materials:
- Lego Technics
- A4 paper
- Pencil
- Ruler
- Eraser
The drawing and model must have:
- 6 wheels
- 1 camera
- 1 tool at the front than in6cludes a shovel, pick and drill.
- 1 solar panel
- 1 laser that points at the ground
( Take a photo and upload your mars rover onto your blog.)
Link: Facts
You will need to find out the following:
Fact
|
Earth
|
Mars
|
Picture of planet
|  |  |
Length of 1 year
| 365 days | 687 days |
Length of 1 day
| 24 hours | 24h 37m 0 seconds |
Distance from the sun
| 149.6 million km | 227.9 million km |
Distance from Earth.
| Earth is Earth | 33.9 million miles (54.6 million kilometers). |
Gravity:
|
3.711 m/s²
| 9.807 m/s² |
Colour:
| blue green white | brown red orange |
Temperature
| Average 57 degrees F | Average -81 degrees F |
| Rainfall | approximately 100 cm. | It does not rain on mars |
Atmosphere
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Surface
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Moons and names
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Conclusion: Write about what you have learnt.
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