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Rover route with a science reason

25 minutes · Squared paper or a drawn 6-by-6 grid · Pencil

Your investigation

  1. Label grid columns A–F and rows 1–6. Start at A1; mark rock targets B3 and E5, and blocked steep slopes C3, C4, and D4.
  2. Plan a route that reaches both targets using only up, down, left, or right moves. Do not cross blocked cells.
  3. Count moves. At each target, write an observation you would make before collecting a sample.
  4. Ask a partner to check your route and explain why a safer route can be better than the shortest one.

Think, draw, explain

Give one valid route visiting both targets.

What should a rover observe before sampling?

Compare your explanation with the grown-up answer guide after you have tried.