Mission to Mars: Exploring Space Missions and Designing Mission Patches

• Physics
• Lower Secondary (Key Stage 3)

Mission to Mars: Exploring Space Missions and Designing Mission Patches

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson you will understand the history of space missions and be able to design a mission patch for a future Mars mission.

What do you already know about space missions and the exploration of Mars?

Space Missions

Explore key space missions, such as Apollo 11 and the Mars rover missions, and their significance in space exploration.

SpaceX and Mars

Learn about SpaceX's plans for a mission to Mars in 2030 and the technology involved.

Mission Patch Design

Discuss the purpose and design elements of mission patches.

Design Elements

Explore the visual and symbolic elements commonly found in mission patches.

Creativity Exercise

Engage in a brainstorming session to generate ideas for the design of a mission patch for the Mars mission in 2030.

Designing the Patch

Provide students with materials to create their own mission patches for the Mars mission.

Presenting Mission Patches

Students present their designed mission patches and explain the inspiration behind their designs.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.