STEM Lesson Plan & Activities - SPHERO Year 5


Sphero Program Year 5’s
Ideas
Mars Mission
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Mystery Island |
Relevance NASA finds evidence of something interesting on the surface of Mars. A team is despatched to investigate. Sphero is the exploration vehicle. |
Similar but on a lost island. |
Space Activities
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Planetary Activities Set task involving getting to the exploration goal. Tasks could involve a variety of surfaces, gradients and obstacles. Science Investigation or Design Process in Technology. Biological sciences – Presence of water to support life? What kind of life? Adaptions? Supporting the life of humans on Mars. How to deal with environment and provide food etc. |
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Language Vocabulary, communications with Earth, each other, diaries etc. Video (Skype) conferences etc. |
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Maths – Sphero communication using colour codes. Budget for mission. Pay for explorers. Science - Light Shows – Primary Connections.
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Art – construction of environment, base etc. |
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