Let’s Climb a Martian Mountain
Your Mission: Perform a climb training activity on wall bars or a rock wall to improve balance and coordination, and strengthen your muscles.
- perform a climbing activity to improve balance, coordination and strengthen muscles
- record observations about improvements in balance, coordination and strength in the Mission Journal
- Wall bars or rock wall
- Mat for the base of the climbing wall
- (Optional) climbing rope
- For students: Mission Journal and pencil
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