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Mission to Mars
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Mission to Mars

Collector: Ann V.
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Martians beware! Earthlings are on the way! A 13-resource collection prepares future astronauts for space travel by studying interesting facts about the Red Planet, the history of Martian exploration, and the development of robotics. Teams design rovers, operate robotic arms and launch eggs to study terminal velocity. It's an eggcellent collection!

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Concepts

air pressure, aliens, area, astronauts, chemical equations, circumference, design, drag, ellipses, engineering design, following directions, giving directions, graphing linear equations, gravity, inner planets, interest, linear functions, manufacturing, mars, newton's first law of motion, newton's laws of motion, newton's second law of motion, newton's third law of motion, perimeter, planets, probability, professions, proportions, robotics, robots, rockets, scale factors, scale models, space, space exploration, speed, the solar system, tolerance, space flight, angle measurement, mars rover, newtonian mechanics, orbiting, terminal velocity, egg drops

Resource Details

Grade
6th - 8th
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Science
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Common Core

MP4 MP6 6.RP.A.3.b 6.RP.A.3.d 6.NS.B.2 6.NS.B.3 6.NS.C.6.c 7.EE.B.4.a 7.G.A.1 7.SP.A.2 8.EE.A.3 HSF-IF.B.6 HSF-LE.B.5 HSG-MG.A.3 HSS-CP.B.9

Collection Items

    The Amazing Red Planet

    The Amazing Red Planet

    Lesson Plan
    An Inflated Impression of Mars

    An Inflated Impression of Mars

    Activity
    Red Rover Robotics

    Red Rover Robotics

    Lesson Plan
    Strong-Arm Tactics

    Strong-Arm Tactics

    Activity
    Come On Over Rover

    Come On Over Rover

    Lesson Plan
    Edible Rovers

    Edible Rovers

    Activity
    Edible Rovers (High School)

    Edible Rovers (High School)

    Activity
    Get Me Off This Planet

    Get Me Off This Planet

    Lesson Plan
    The Great Gravity Escape

    The Great Gravity Escape

    Activity
    Six Minutes of Terror

    Six Minutes of Terror

    Lesson Plan
    Egg-cellent Landing

    Egg-cellent Landing

    Activity
    Manned Mission to Mars

    Manned Mission to Mars

    Lesson Plan
    Are We Alone?

    Are We Alone?

    Activity
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