Build a Mars Rover KS2
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What You Get
What You Get
This pack contains a fully-prepared lesson which has been written and created by experienced primary teachers.
The lessons contains:
- An easy-to-follow lesson plan (including plenary and assessment questions)
- An engaging slideshow for the teaching input
- A main activity with three-way differentiation for adaptive teaching
- An alternative activity for flexibility and choice
Curriculum Coverage
Curriculum Coverage
Teacher Benefits
Teacher Benefits
- Save time with ready-to-teach lessons
Each lesson comes fully planned and resourced, so you can deliver high-quality teaching without hours of preparation. - Teach with confidence – whatever your experience
Clear guidance and ready-to-use materials make teaching easy for ECTs and supply teachers, while still offering flexibility for experienced practitioners. - No extra research required
Everything you need is included – from slides to differentiated activities – saving you valuable planning time. - Engaging, creative lessons your pupils will love
Activities are designed to spark curiosity, encourage discussion and make learning memorable.
This Build a Mars Rover KS2 DT lesson introduces your class to the design and technology behind vehicles created to explore the surface of Mars. Mars rovers are specially designed to travel across rocky terrain, collect scientific information and withstand harsh conditions, using wheels, moving parts and strong structures to help scientists learn more about the planet.
Lesson 1: Build a Mars Rover
In this Build a Mars Rover KS2 DT lesson, your class will design and make a model of a vehicle to traverse the red planet!
Children will look at the Mars Curiosity Rover and think about how this might influence the design of their own model. After deciding on a design and method, children will use a variety of materials to make their model, evaluating their creations afterwards.
Everything needed to teach this Build a Mars Rover KS2 DT lesson is included in the pack: an engaging slideshow, a detailed lesson plan with differentiated activities and all the printable resources required.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Instructions Sheet
- Circuits Sheet
- Evaluation Sheet
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