Monday, September 24, 2012
Mars Curiosity
So this year has been fun in science. I enjoy teaching all the grade levels as the Lower School (Rooms 1-5) Assistant Science Teacher. Mom and Dad even got me a cool shirt! (Pic to come.)
One thing I've learned a lot about and helped the students learn is the Mars Rover: CURIOSITY. One reason we know so much about Mars is because of the rovers that have been sent there.
Check out the video from when it landed. So many cool parts come into play-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqqBy7C8gyU
Past rovers have landed in air bags or other means, Curiosity landed like Iron Man.
Curiosity is the largest rover yet. Here's a quick size comparison with some of the past rovers- Sojourner and one of the twins Spirit and Opportunity.
Also, the others have been solar powered, but Curiosity's power system is fueled by plutonium. Like in Back to the Future.
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Linds - I've never seen you write up a sciencey kind of post ever before. This is pretty fun.
Amazing to see the different sizes of the rovers over the years. Maybe some of your students will be the next aerospace scientists and explorers.
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