1. The Adventures of Sojourner
Vocabulary
The Adventures of Sojourner

2. Mars: A New Frontier

3. Landing of Pathfinder, the “Mother” Ship

4. Pathfinder on Mar’s Surface Do you see the “baby”, Sojourner?

5. Analysis Definition: close study Synonyms: investigation, examination
Related Words:
Analyze-to do an analysis
Sentence: The scientists did an analysis of the rocks to determine what minerals existed on Mars.

6. Scientists analyze rocks.

7. Engineers Definition: people who study machines
Synonyms: designer, inventor
Sentence: The engineers designed a robot that could run on remote control.

8. Robotics Engineers

9. Interpreted Definition: explained the meaning of
Synonyms: understand, decipher, translate
Sentence One: We interpreted the graph and discovered that the highest rainfall occurred in August.
Sentence Two: As my mother told the story in Spanish, he interpreted it into English.

10. Interpreting=Understanding
The highest rainfall during the year was in what month? _________________

11. Manuevers Definition: changes in direction
Synonyms: action, movement, plan
Sentence One: The vehicle made a quick maneuver to avoid the collision.
Sentence Two: The player made zigzag maneuvers across the court, then shot for the basket.

12. Maneuvers save the day...

13. Monitoring Definition: keeping watch over
Synonyms: observing, supervising
Antonyms: forgetting, ignoring, neglecting
Sentence One: The teacher was closely monitoring the students taking the test.
Sentence Two: Scientists carefully monitored the remaining battery power.

14. Monitoring Students

15. Navigation Definition: planning and controlling a craft’s movements
Synonyms: piloting, steering
Sentence: He was chosen to be in charge of navigation since he was excellent at reading maps.

16. Navigating on a boat

17. Rover Definition: vehicle for exploring a planet
Synonyms: wanderer, traveler
Sentence: The rover, named Sojourner, had a mission to explore Mars.

18. Sojourner, the rover, on Mars

19. Sensors Definition: devices that respond to changes in the environment
Synonyms: feeler, gauge
Sentence: The sensors detected a change in the temperature, and adjusted the heater.

20. Stereoscopic Definition: Seeing objects in three dimensions
Synonyms: multi-dimensional, 3-D
Sentence: A stereoscopic photograph looks so real, you feel as though you are there!

21. Stereoscopic photo of Sojourner leaving its mother ship, Pathfinder, on Mars.