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11 DEC. 2019
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In brief
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.
Age range: 12-16 years old
Keywords: Rover, Mars, communication, signal, mission, hypothesis, program, sensor.
Subjects: Technology, Programming, Physics
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
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