Grade 6 Canadarm3 Development Project - Due Tuesday December 4th

Canadarm3 Development Project

Your team is in charge of developing a Canadarm3 which will be used on Mars during the terraforming process. Since there are many hazards on Mars, Canadarm3 will need to be able to allow the astronauts to do work safely from within their Mars base. This means the arm has to be quite long.

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has asked your team to develop a prototype for this arm. You will be allowed to use a variety of materials; however you must follow the criteria below to be successful:

1. Your prototype must be able to pick up a cup of water and pour it into a bowl 1 metre from the starting point
2. Points will be lost if any or all of the water is spilled
3. The astronomer must always be at least 1 metre away from the cup of water at all times
4. Your prototype must successfully complete the same task twice out of 3 times to be successful

Follow the steps below as you are developing your prototype:

1. Review the material available
2. Brainstorm design options with your team
3. Create a design
4. Build your prototype
5. Test your prototype

You will be writing a follow-up response based on your experience building your prototype.

Follow-up Response

Think about the brainstorming, design, building  and testing process you worked through during this project.

1. Which of the 4 steps listed proved to be the most challenging for you? Explain.
2. Was your group's Canadarm successful in completing the challenge? After seeing your Canadarm in action, what would you to to improve your design?
3. How might your experience in building the Canadarm3 been similar to the experiences of engineers designing technology to be used in space?

Response Success Criteria

Criteria	Details
Organization and communication	No more and no less than one page in length Written in 12 point font ONLY Written in an easy to read font Text is not bolded Written in proper paragraph form There is no extra space between paragraphs
Content	Each question is answered in detail Specific experiences have been discussed
Thinking	The response demonstrates thoughtful reflection The response demonstrates an understanding of technological problem solving
Application	The response clearly relates to the personal experience of building the Canadarm3