Mars

How to get to Mars

Aim: To learn about Mars exploration.

1. Rover facts 
2. Design, Draw and Make a Rover
3. Mars facts

1. Rover facts: 

What are the 5 parts for? 
Link: Rovers 5 parts

Fill in the table below.

Name:	Purpose:
Wheels	Rover has six wheels, each with its own individual motor. the front two wheels and rear wheels also have individual motor, the four-wheel steering allows the rover to make arcing turns.
Solar Panel	The Mars 2020 rover requires electrical power to operate. if there is no power the rover cannot move, the heat from MMRTG also used to keep rover's tools their correct operating temperatures.
Laser	that laser was helped rover’s robotic arm to analyzed the vaporized rock to reveal its elemental composition.
Camera	the camera on the rover was like an eye it can tack picture then the people in the earth can see what was on the mars.
Shovel, rock pick, drill	the shovel, rock pick, and drill were helped rover to gather samples from the rocks.

2. In groups of 3 you will Design, Draw and Make a Mars Rover out of Lego Technics.
Materials:

1. Lego Technics
2. A4 paper
3. Pencil
4. Ruler
5. 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.)

3. Mars Facts
Link: Facts

You will need to find out the following:

Fact	Earth	Mars
Picture of planet
Length of 1 year	365 days
Length of 1 day	24 hours
Distance from the sun
Distance from Earth.
Gravity:
Colour:
Temperature	-88 to 57 C
Rainfall
Atmosphere
Surface
Moons and names

Conclusion: Write about what you have learnt