
Mars Rover Simulated Landing with Google Slides Project
Students create an animated model of a Mars mission lander or rover landing on Mars. Students learn and demonstrate basic Google slide skills of inserting images and text, changing slide backgrounds, transitioning between slides and animating images and text. Students include key facts from the Mars mission that they model.
Lesson Grade Level
5th GradeLesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1jONnvxd2oqZ8sTqwvFIwkMDGjOPzHJUeHzhM8iG…Subject Area
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