Mission to Mars - NASA 2020

Aim: To build the Mars Rover using  Lego Technics, research what to include and investigate if Mars is suitable for human life.

Learning Outcomes:

• Students will learn about the different parts of the Rover 'Curiosity' and what they are used for.
• Students will design a mars rover.
• Students will write a definition of the 6 main instruments and their uses.
• Students will build a Rover suitable for the Mars terrain

Mars Rover 2020

Name:	Purpose:
Wheels	The NASA rover has six wheels. The six wheels are connected to the engine and can move over the rocks being connected to the engine.
Solar Panel	When the sun charges the rover for powder and movement.
Laser	To scan mars and look through the sand.
Camera	To take photos of the landscape of Mars and send them straight to earth. Also take photo of landscape that interest the rover.
Shovel, rock pick,drill	For coring samples of Martian rocks and soil.

Draw a design of your mars rover that includes the parts above. Clearly label each part.

Neatly, clearly, labelled, colored.

Mars Research and Landing

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

Make a Mars Rover that has the following:

1. 6 wheels
2. 1 camera
3. 1 shovel, rock pick, at the front
4. 1 solar panel
5. 1 laser that points at the ground