Hello, is this planet Earth ? | Teach with space T03
Subjects: Technology, Programming, Physics
In this activity, students will communicate with a rover on Mars. The objective of the mission is to send an automatic message from Earth to a rover located on Mars via an Orbiter. This message is sent by a programmed, LEGO-built, robot running an automatic switch. The rover on Mars receives the code via a LEGO light sensor, and students analyse and model the data to translate the message. Students learn how a basic telescope works by magnifying images of Mars using two lenses.
Languages: English (Teacher guide and student worksheets), French, Portuguese,
Age range: 12-16 years old
Keywords: Rover, Mars, communication, signal, mission, hypothesis, program, sensor.
Students will learn:
- To understand optical propagation of a light source
- To model a light ray
- To verify the law of light reflection on a plane mirror
- To magnify an object with lenses: bi concave and bi convex
- To model data or processes to answer scientific questions
- To develop scientific research experiments and engineering skills, for controlling individual experiment parameters
- To collect data with a sensor
- To use a robotic tool to explore scientific content
- To work and communicate as a team