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Hurumanu - Mars

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	This steering capability allows the vehicle to turn in place, a full 360 degrees which is a full turn, a four-wheel steering also allows the rover to swerve and curve, making arcing turns and helps drive over rocks like a four wheel drive.
Solar Panel	Solar panels are devices that convert light into electricity. They are called "solar" panels because most of the time, the most powerful source of light available is the Sun, called Sol by astronomers. ... A solar panel is a collection of solar cells.
Laser	Lasers in space are also used in astronomy. Researchers use ground-based lasers and optical interferometry to detect gravity waves
Camera	The rover has several cameras focused on engineering and science tasks. Some help us land on Mars, while others serve as our “eyes” on the surface to drive around.
Shovel, rock pick,drill	Square Shovel. With its sharp flat tips, square shovels are designed for digging in hard-packed soils. They're also ideal for scooping and moving soil, gravel, mulch, sand or rock.

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.