Mars Mission Box

Mars Mission Activities

Mars rover

Prototype testing at St Angela's Ursuline School, London

This activity will encourage your students to choose wheels for their rover that are the most suitable for the surface provided. The rovers work well on many surfaces, and for an extra challenge we provide ideas for simulating a ‘Mars-like’ surface, just like real Mars researchers do.

UV detector

Prototype testing at Parmiter's School, Hertfordshire

Your students will explore how to protect a ‘simulated hand’, which they have coated with colour-changing paint, from UV radiation. Anyone going to Mars will have to think carefully about what to wear, as UV radiation on Mars is much greater than here on Earth.

Biodome

Prototype testing at Bramhall High School, Stockport

Your students will conduct experiments to find out the best way for setting up and managing a greenhouse that uses hydroponic growing methods. This greenhouse would provide the environment in which your students could grow their own food on Mars.

What you'll find on the memory stick

On the memory stick in the box we have included PowerPoint presentations for each of the activities, posters to advertise your club sessions, logbooks for your students to record their work, detailed club leader notes, reorder information and a 3-minute film to set the scene.

Click on the image to watch a clip from the Mars Mission film

There are a limited number of these boxes available to schools so order yours now by contacting the Education Booking Office on 020 7942 4777.

Please Note: these boxes have been developed for use in a school environment, and some activities require standard lab safety equipment. They are not suitable for use outside school settings.