Alliah@Hornby High School: May 2019

Friday, May 31, 2019

Aim: To learn about Mars exploration.

1. Rover facts
2. Design, Draw and Make a Rover
3. Mars facts

1. Rover facts:

What are the 5 parts for?
Link: Rovers 5 parts

Fill in the table below.

Name:	Purpose:
Wheels	so the robot can look for new things and it can move so it can take a photo. The rover has several cameras focused on engineering and science tasks. Some help us land on Mars, while others serve as our “eyes” on the surface to drive around.
Solar Panel	so the robot can charge without a person or human and it can easily charge without a human.
Laser	the laser is a super cam and the super cam fires a laser through the rocks and detects something inside the rocks
Camera	so we can see the planet and take a photo in it.
Shovel, rock pick, drill	so they can test other rocks that we didn't discover yet.

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

AIM: TO LEARN ABOUT THE NATURE OF PLANTS

Plants fall into two categories:

1. Evergreen

2. Deciduous

Deciduous

Evergreen

Find three examples of each:

Evergreen:

1. pine

2. kauri

3. red cedar

Deciduous;

1. plum

2. maple

3. oak

Activity: Choose a leaf and do a leaf rubbing. Once you have done the rubbing, cut it out and glue it on the tree.