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⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ STEM Mission: Design and Create a Rover to Explore and Study the Planet Mars
Mission Objective: Your students will follow the mission directives to design and engineer a manned rover with scientific instruments that can withstand Mar’s environment and protect the explorer during the study of the planet.
Students will choose from over 75 clipart parts and instruments, draw new parts, and have the option of cutting out more parts from old magazines to complete their custom rover.
Then they will answer questions to describe how their rover allows safe exploration through the Mars environment and how their rover collects scientific data from Mars. Clear directions and a rubric is also provided to guide them independently on their way to invention.
No Prior Knowledge Necessary! Use as a fun STEM activity, astronomy lesson enrichment, or a sub plan!
Low prep and easy to follow – this lab is sure to be a hit in your classroom!
Mars Rover Activity Overview:
- Read about what rovers are and the environmental conditions of Mars
- Design and create a Mars Rover with 4 scientific data collecting instruments
- Analyze their rover and answer post-lab analysis questions
Mars Rover STEM Activity Includes:
- Teacher Lesson Plan and Activity Guide
- Student Handout (PDF and text-editable PPT)
- Images of student examples
- 77 Clipart Images to use for rovers
- Rubric (PDF and text-editable PPT)
- Google Slides version of the activity
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⭐ SPACE EXPLORATION ⭐
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• Sun PowerPoint with Student Notes, Questions, and Kahoot
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Science Is Real! Terms of Use:
By purchasing this product, you own a license for one teacher only for personal use in their own classroom. Licenses are non-transferable and therefore cannot be passed from one teacher to another. If the teacher who purchased this license leaves the classroom or changes schools, the license and materials leave with that teacher. No part of this resource is to be shared with colleagues or used by an entire team, grade level, school or district without purchasing the correct number of licenses. All material included in this resource belongs to Ana Catts. By purchasing, you have a license to use the material, but you do not own the material. You may not upload any portion of this resource to the internet in any format, including school/personal websites or network drives unless the site is password protected and can only be accessed by students, not other teachers or anyone else on the internet.Purchase of the product is for single classroom use by the purchaser only. It is a violation for individuals, schools, and districts to redistribute, edit, sell, or post this item on the public Internet or to other individuals. Disregarding the copyright is a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and subject to legal action.
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⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ STEM Mission: Design and Create a Rover to Explore and Study the Planet Mars
Mission Objective: Your students will follow the mission directives to design and engineer a manned rover with scientific instruments that can withstand Mar’s environment and protect the explorer during the study of the planet.
Students will choose from over 75 clipart parts and instruments, draw new parts, and have the option of cutting out more parts from old magazines to complete their custom rover.
Then they will answer questions to describe how their rover allows safe exploration through the Mars environment and how their rover collects scientific data from Mars. Clear directions and a rubric is also provided to guide them independently on their way to invention.
No Prior Knowledge Necessary! Use as a fun STEM activity, astronomy lesson enrichment, or a sub plan!
Low prep and easy to follow – this lab is sure to be a hit in your classroom!
Mars Rover Activity Overview:
- Read about what rovers are and the environmental conditions of Mars
- Design and create a Mars Rover with 4 scientific data collecting instruments
- Analyze their rover and answer post-lab analysis questions
Mars Rover STEM Activity Includes:
- Teacher Lesson Plan and Activity Guide
- Student Handout (PDF and text-editable PPT)
- Images of student examples
- 77 Clipart Images to use for rovers
- Rubric (PDF and text-editable PPT)
- Google Slides version of the activity
⭐ You May Also Like ...
- Space Exploration Poster Project
- Mars Exploration Booklet Activity
- Solar System Worksheet: Coloring, Labeling, Diagram and Questions
CLICK TO FOLLOW SCIENCE IS REAL!
❤️ Connect with Me!
- HS Science Teachers Facebook Group
- Science Is Real Blog
- TpT Store
- Grab Free Earth Science Activities
❤️ CHECK OUT MORE FUN SCIENCE ACTIVITIES ❤️
⭐ SPACE EXPLORATION ⭐
• Space Exploration Poster Project
• Mars Exploration Booklet Activity
⭐ SOLAR SYSTEM ⭐
• Formation of the Solar System Reading Comprehension
• Solar System PowerPoint with Student Notes, Assessment, and Review Game
• Solar System Worksheet: Coloring, Labeling, Diagram and Questions
• Sun Graphic Organizer with Reference Sheets and Quiz
• Sun PowerPoint with Student Notes, Questions, and Kahoot
• The Sun Reading Comprehension
Science Is Real! Terms of Use:
By purchasing this product, you own a license for one teacher only for personal use in their own classroom. Licenses are non-transferable and therefore cannot be passed from one teacher to another. If the teacher who purchased this license leaves the classroom or changes schools, the license and materials leave with that teacher. No part of this resource is to be shared with colleagues or used by an entire team, grade level, school or district without purchasing the correct number of licenses. All material included in this resource belongs to Ana Catts. By purchasing, you have a license to use the material, but you do not own the material. You may not upload any portion of this resource to the internet in any format, including school/personal websites or network drives unless the site is password protected and can only be accessed by students, not other teachers or anyone else on the internet.Purchase of the product is for single classroom use by the purchaser only. It is a violation for individuals, schools, and districts to redistribute, edit, sell, or post this item on the public Internet or to other individuals. Disregarding the copyright is a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and subject to legal action.
HAPPY SCIENCING!
❤️ CLICK TO FOLLOW SCIENCE IS REAL!
Connect with Me!
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That is a brilliant idea! I love The Martian - one of my all time favorite movies. Thank you for your review :)
