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Home » Activities » Mars Diary » Chapter Four: Science on Mars » Team Work

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

Multimedia Downloads

Solution: Team Work  (606.23 KB pdf) ↓

Links

  • Diagram of the ExoMars rover
  • Article about Tim Peake controlling ‘Bridget’ the rover
  • Clip of Tim guiding rover through obstacle test site
  • Clip about ExoMars testing site in Stevenage

More Activities

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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

Rover’s Discovery

Activity 4.2

Students practise their visual differentiation skills to crack the code.

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Chapter Four: Science on Mars


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