2. Preparation
This helps the teacher prepare for the lesson before the class session
B. Background Knowledge (Optional)
C. Lesson Tips (Optional)
Add tips for the educator that don't fit into Direct Instruction or Student Practice. You can always return to this page to add more.
If your students are unfamiliar with the terrain and soil on Mars, have them watch the video at the link below for background information.
Mystery Doug: Why is Mars Red
Younger students may feel more comfortable with the Color Codes than with OzoBlockly. Allow them to choose which program they want to use for their Mars core sample drilling operation.
If you do not want to make the time to have students create a paper rover and background, you can find a copy of a picture online and print it small enough to fit on the top of the Ozobot. I used the one at t.ly/p35N and printed 16 copies per page.
4. Student Practice (Student-Facing Instructions)
These are step-by-step instructions delivered directly to the students as they work independently or in groups
Student Instructions
Instruction
What do you already know about the planet Mars? Using the colored pencils, design a background for your Ozobot to travel. Remember that Ozobots can detect the color red, so you will need to make your background lightly colored if you are using Color Codes to move your rover. If you are using OzoBlockly, the background can be as vibrant as you would like!
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Goal
Instruction
Using your tablet or computer, find images of the Perseverance Mars Rover for reference. You will draw and create your own mini version of of the Perseverance Mars Rover using your colored pencils. Try to include as many parts of the rover as you can in your drawing. When you are finished, please cut out the Mars rover and tape it to the top of your Ozobot.
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Goal
Instruction
Using what you know about the Perseverance Mars Rover's mission to drill into the surface of Mars to retrieve core samples. You will create a code using Color Codes or Ozoblockly to have your Ozobot Mars Rover navigate your terrain background and drill for samples. (Hint: the tornado and spin codes make for excellent drilling simulations).
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Goal
Lesson Extension (Optional)
Add student instructions for a lesson extension.
Instruction
Teachers can extend the lesson with specific tasks that they would like the Perseverance Mars Rover to do. For example, the rover could interface with another rover, the Ingenuity helicopter, or retrieve something specific from the planet. You could also pair this with a writing assignment about the adventures of this rover on Mars.
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Goal
5. Supplements
A. Lesson Closure (Optional)
Give tips for how to wrap up the lesson and assess student learning. (Want to add an attachment? Use Part C, below.)
Have students use a program like Flipgrid or Seesaw to record the journey and core sample drilling of their Ozobot rover.
B. Academic Standards (At least one standard required)
Choose a category from the dropdown on the left. In the blank on the right, begin typing the number of the standard.
iste-1-c ✖iste-1-d ✖iste-4-a ✖ngss-1-ets1-2 ✖
C. Add Other Attachments (Optional)
Please upload any student handouts, videos, sample solutions, etc. (Max. size: 1 GB videos, 10 MB all other files)
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