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1Where is Mars?2How long will it take to get to Mars?3Getting to Mars4How do rockets get off the ground?5Producing Thrust6What happens when rocket fuel burns?7Your mission to Mars!8Our need for oxygen9How oxygen gets to our cells10The effects of gravity11How low gravity affects bones12Preventing bones and muscles from becoming weak13Living and working in space14What do astronomers know about Mars?15A space-craft view of Mars16Exploring Mars17Energy for exploration18The rocky surface of Mars19More about the surface of Mars20The Martian atmosphere21The importance of water22The water cycle on Earth23Is there water on Mars?24Surviving on Mars25Your Martian home26Farming on Mars27Soil on Mars28Plants for Mars29Getting energy on Mars30Where will you go next?

Practicals

1Modelling the solar system in the school yard2Rocket Practical3Investigate the Energy in Fuels4Making a Telescope5What factors affect the output of a solar cell?6Modelling Diffusion7Examining Slides of Blood8What bones are like without calcium salts9Flame Test to Identify Metals10The Different States of Water11Water Purification for Human Consumption12Factors Affecting Germination13Solar Cells for Devices14Mars Bingo
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Practical 14

Mars Bingo

Instruction

Pick 24 vocabulary words from an indicated list (which could be part of the ‘Glossary’) and write each one in a separate square. You can put them in any order you wish.

Listen to the ‘clues’ which will be read out. If you have the word that matches the clue (or definition), mark that word as 'matched'. When you get a complete row filled (horizontally, vertically or diagonally) call out “bingo!”.

Bingo Table

Mars Bingo

Words List

  1. Olympus Mons
    The largest volcano on Mars (and in the Solar System!). Olympus Mons is 16 miles high (approximately 3 times as high as Mt. Everest - Earth's tallest mountain).
  2. Valles Marineris
    The longest canyon system on Mars (and in the Solar System!). This canyon is approximately 2500 miles long and reaches depth of nearly 3 to 6 miles deep in some places.
  3. Carbon Dioxide
    A gas which is the main component (over 95%) of the Martian atmosphere.
  4. Red Planet
    The nickname of Mars. This nickname was given because of the red dust that covers the planet and helps to give it its colour. The main chemical giving this colour is iron oxide.
  5. Phobos
    The larger moon of Mars. The translation of the name means “fear”.
  6. Deimos
    The smaller moon of Mars. The translation of the name means “terror”.
  7. Payload
    Anything that a flight vehicle (like a spacecraft) carries beyond what is required for its operation during flight. This includes the scientific instruments and planetary rovers on the Mars missions.
  8. Polar Caps
    These are located at the North and South Poles of Mars and are composed of water ice and Carbon Dioxide ice.
  9. Sol
    One day on Mars. (about 24.7 hours).
  10. 10 m/s2
    The value of acceleration die to gravity on Earth (but not on Mars!).
  11. Hydrogen
    A gas which reacts with oxygen gas to form water (and a key part of rocket fuel) (chemical symbol H for atoms; H<>2 for molecules).
  12. Kinetic energy
    Energy of movement.
  13. Oxygen
    Gas we need to breathe in order for our cells to obtain energy (chemical symbol O for atoms; O2 for molecules).
  14. Diffusion
    Process of particles spreading out from where they are in high concentration to where they are in low concentration.
  15. Red blood cells
    Tiny, red-coloured cells in blood which carry oxygen.
  16. Cranium
    Bone surrounding the brain (main part of the skull).
  17. Density
    The mass of material in a given volume.
  18. Bone salts
    The materials in bone that make them strong (mainly calcium phosphate and carbonate).
  19. Telescope
    Device to help us see far-away objects.
  20. Solar energy
    Energy from the Sun.
  21. Renewable energy
    Energy that is constantly renewed, ie. made all over again.
  22. Solar cell
    An electrical device consisting of thin layer of silicon that can capture the energy of the Sun.
  23. Solid
    A ‘state of matter’ in which particles are packed close together and cannot move.
  24. Gas
    A ‘state of matter’ in which particles are far apart and can move freely (because they have plenty of kinetic energy).
  25. Liquid
    A ‘state of matter’ in which particles are close together but have enough energy to move.
  26. States of matter
    These are: solid, liquid, or gas.
  27. Sodium chloride
    Common salt (NaCl).
  28. Extremophile
    An organism that is able to love in extreme environments (for example, very cold or very hot).
  29. Fossil fuels
    Fuels obtained from the ground, formed originally from dead organisms. They include coal, oil, and gas.
  30. Breathing
    The process in which the lungs take in air containing oxygen, and give out air containing carbon dioxide.
  31. Cellular respiration
    The process in which cells use oxygen and food to produce energy.
  32. Atmosphere
    The layer of gases around the Earth. At sea level, this consists of approximately 80% nitrogen, and 20% oxygen.