Grade 7 Robotics Skill Builder: Solar System

Solar System Skill Builder

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Grade 7 Robotics Skill Builder: Solar System

Solar System Skill Builder

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Grade: Grade 7

Subject: Robotics

Topic: Solar System

Time: 20 Minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Questions: 15

Instructions:
Read each question carefully and answer in complete sentences when needed. Use your knowledge of robotics and the solar system to think about sensors, movement, and space missions. Questions get a little harder as you go.

Skills Practiced:

Solar System
Robotics
Critical Thinking
Problem Solving

1Question

What is the Solar System?

2Question

Name the planet closest to the Sun.

3Question

Name the largest planet in the Solar System.

4Question

How many planets are in the Solar System?

5Question

Which planet is known as the Red Planet?

6Question

Why might a robot exploring Mars need wheels instead of legs?

7Question

What tool on a robot could help it find its way on a planet with no road signs?

8Question

If a robot is sent to the Moon, what is one thing it might measure?

9Question

Why do space robots need sensors?

10Question

Which planet is famous for having rings?

11Question

Put these planets in order from closest to farthest from the Sun: Earth, Venus, Mars.

12Question

A rover is a robot that explores a planet. What is one job a rover can do on Mars?

13Question

Why is it important for a space robot to be strong and durable?

14Question

How could a robot use a camera to help scientists study the Solar System?

15Question

Design challenge: What is one feature you would add to a robot that explores Jupiter's moons, and why?

Answer Key

#	Answer
1	The Solar System is the Sun and all the objects that move around it, such as planets, moons, asteroids, and comets.
2	Mercury.
3	Jupiter.
4	Eight.
5	Mars.
6	Wheels can help the robot move steadily over rocky ground and sand more easily.
7	A navigation system, such as sensors and a computer, could help it find its way.
8	It might measure temperature, dust, or the ground surface.
9	Space robots need sensors to detect things around them, such as light, distance, temperature, and obstacles.
10	Saturn.
11	Venus, Earth, Mars.
12	A rover can take pictures, collect data, or study rocks and soil.
13	It must handle rough landings, cold temperatures, dust, and long missions.
14	A camera can send images of planets, moons, rocks, and surfaces back to scientists.
15	One possible feature is a heat sensor so the robot can study very cold places and collect useful data.