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:
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Purpose:
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Wheels
| It has six wheels and each of them has one motor. The two at the front and back wheels both have a steering motor each. Because of this, the rover can make a full 360 degree turn. The rover can swerve and curve and make arcing turns. |
Solar Panel
| The rover has a radioisotope power system which produces a flow of electricity which uses the heat of plutonium's radioactive decay as fuel. |
Laser
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Camera
| The rover has many senses. One of the cameras is used for landing. Some of the other cameras are used to record the surface and while the rover is moving around. The rover also has a camera on it's arm. |
Shovel, rock pick,drill
| The drill will dig into the ground to collect the samples. The drill has three attachments that analyse the surface and facilitate sample acquisition. |
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
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Picture of planet
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Length of 1 year
| 365 days | 687 Earth Days |
Length of 1 day
| 24 hours | 24 hours and 37 mins. |
Distance from the sun
| 149.6 million km | 227.9 million km |
Distance from Earth.
| 54.6 million km | |
Gravity:
| 9.807 m/s² | 3.711 m/s² |
Colour:
| Blue an Green. | Red and Orange. |
Temperature
| -88 to 57 C | −153 °C to 20 °C |
| Rainfall | It does rain on Earth | It doesn't 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.
