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Homework - 26.03.2021

This week in DT, year 5 have begun to design and build their own Mars rovers. Your homework this week is to research and write a short report about what NASA's Perseverance Rover is currently doing on Mars.

  • What is the Perseverance Rover?
  • Why has it gone to Mars?
  • What is it doing while it is there?
  • Who is it there with?
  • How long will it's mission take?
  • What other rovers have been to Mars before Perseverance and what have they achieved?

To complete this homework, you can explore the NASA Perseverance website https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/ or go to NASA's child friendly Space Place - https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/mars-2020/en/ 

Newsround is also really useful - https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/56122698

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