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
| It has 6 wheels and each with its own individual motor |
Solar Panel
| It caries a radioisotope this power system produces a dependable flow of electricity using the heat of plutoniums radio active decay as its fuel |
Laser
| Supercam fires a laser at mineral targets like rocks that are beyond the reach of the rovers robotic arm |
Camera
| Mastcam Z is a pair of cameras that takes color images and video |
Shovel, rock pick,drill
| The belly of the rover houses all the equipment and supplies needed to collect samples It contains a roatating drill |
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 includes 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
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Earth
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Mars
|
Picture of planet
| ||
Length of 1 year
| 365 days | |
Length of 1 day
| 24 hours | |
Distance from the sun
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Distance from Earth.
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Gravity:
| ||
Colour:
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Temperature
| -88 to 57 C | |
| Rainfall | ||
Atmosphere
| ||
Surface
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Moons and names
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Conclusion: Write about what you have learnt.
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