Greenhouse
Rover Mission
Character Thinking
Infer/Connect
Math words
100

What did the crew need to grow?

Food

100

What did the team want to bring back safely?

The rover and scientific data

100

Who calculated the route lengths?

Mateo

100

Why grow food instead of carrying every meal?

To reduce food carried from Earth

100

96 trays x 8 plants = ?

768 plants

200

How many plant trays could fit?

96 trays

200

What does one map square equal?

50 meters

200

Who found the longer route?

Sofia

200

What could happen if all plants need water together?

Water demand could exceed supply

200

What does "terrain" mean?

The land surface

300

Who noticed a possible watering problem?

Sofia

300

Who noticed the steep slope?

Jordan

300

Who warned that plants do not equal meals?

Dr. Carlos Rivera

300

What did the team overlook when choosing the longer route?

The loose soil

300

How much farther is 24 squares than 18 squares

300 Meters

400

Why do 768 plants not mean 768 meals?

Growth times and failures differ

400

What trapped the rover on the longer route?

Loose simulated soil

400

Why did Mateo say "Good" after failure?

They learned what they overlooked

400

How are the greenhouse and rover problems alike?

Both require thinking about the whole system

400

If 144 of 768 plants fail, how many remain?

624 Plants

500

What is the deeper problem in the greenhouse?

Coordinating resources

500

Why was the 900-meter route rejected?

It crossed a steep slope

500

Which trait does Mateo show when the rover stops?

Resilience / curiosity

500

What lesson connects both chapters?

A plan must consider interacting factors

500

What does "scale" mean on the map?

Map distance compared with real distance