Team Work

Mars Diary

Activity 4.1

This activity encourages students to use their problem solving abilities as they find a way to pilot their rover through a maze. Students will then complete an analogue coding exercise, interpreting the path through the maze as a series of instructions for their rover.

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Subjects

English / Literacy
Maths / Numeracy
Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural (SMSC)
Primary Science / Working Scientifically
Computing

Learning Methods

Code and Decode
Problem Solve

Team Work

Support Materials

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Solution: Team Work (606.23 KB pdf) ↓

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Going the Distance

Activity 2.1

Help students to comprehend the huge distance from Earth to Mars and how orbits effect it.

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Rover’s Discovery

Activity 4.2

Students practise their visual differentiation skills to crack the code.

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