Year 8 Mission to Mars enrichment day

Year 8 Mission to Mars enrichment day


David Chalkley
David Chalkley
Year 8 Mission to Mars enrichment day

All the D&T teachers were so impressed with the enthusiasm and skill that year 8 displayed on enrichment day last week. The challenge of designing and making a model ‘mars rover’ vehicle was full of many opportunities to be creative, solve problems and gain new knowledge.

Teamwork was a vital key to success as the students had to organise themselves to cover all the tasks. This ranged from research on the current mars rover ‘Perseverance’ to constructing the vehicle from a pack of resources.
There were many successful outcomes from the day and hopefully some new found interests in engineering and space exploration.

Related Articles

Textiles student’s outstanding outcomes!
Design & Technology

Textiles student’s outstanding outcomes!

The Year 11 Textiles students are coming to the end of their GCSE course. They have been been a lovely group to teach and I will miss them greatly next year! I wanted to share...

Posted on by Hannah Budd
Design and Technology in KS3
Design & Technology

Design and Technology in KS3

Design and Technology plays a crucial role in the Key Stage 3 curriculum, providing students with the opportunity to develop a range of practical skills, creativity, and...

Posted on by Charlotte Hewitt