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Curiosity (rover)

High school (ages 12+)
Space & Astronomy

Name: 

Date: 

Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/curiosity-rover

Step 2 · Questions

  1. 1. What is the vehicle type?

  2. 2. What is the launch vehicle?

  3. 3. What is the Curiosity rover?

  4. 4. When did Curiosity land on Mars?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

  • Astrobiology

  • Stratigraphy

  • Planetary Habitability

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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Free to print and copy for classroom use.Curiosity (rover) · smallwhale.org/articles/curiosity-rover · CC BY-SA 4.0