Webinar
Educator Webinar – Explore NASA Coding Challenges
When:
Saturday, May 11, 10 to 11:30 a.m. PDT (1 to 2:30 p.m. EDT)Where:
Online (link will be provided to registered participants)Target Audience:
Educators for grades 4-12Overview:
Join the JPL Education team for an online workshop highlighting digital STEM learning resources you can use to bring coding into the classroom within the context of NASA exploration.
In this webinar, we'll learn ways students can code their own scientific models using visual programming. We'll then explore how real data from NASA missions can be used for text-based coding lessons.
Register to attend this online workshop using the form below. Plus, scroll below to take a sneak peak at the lessons featured in this webinar and find more ways to get students exploring Mars with NASA.
This free workshop is offered through the NASA/JPL Educator Resource Center, which provides formal and informal educators with NASA resources and materials that support STEM learning. For more information, visit the Educator Resource Center page.
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Educator Resources
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LessonMars Chemistry Coding Challenge
Students use real data from the Perseverance Mars rover to create a system that can monitor and test the MOXIE instrument.
Subject Technology
Grades 10-12
Time 2+ hrs
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LessonBuild a Relay Inspired by Space Communications
In this intermediate-level programming challenge, students use microdevices along with light and mirrors to build a relay that can send information to a distant detector.
Subject Technology
Grades 8-12
Time 1-2 hrs
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LessonCoding a Radio Message for Space
Students code microcontrollers to send and receive radio signals, simulating communications between Earth and spacecraft.
Subject Technology
Grades 6-12
Time 30-60 mins
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LessonnHeat Flow Programming Challenge
Students use microcontrollers and temperature sensors to measure the flow of heat through a soil sample.
Subject Technology
Grades 5-12
Time 1-2 hrs
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LessonBuild a Light Detector Inspired by Space Communications
In this advanced programming activity, students will construct a light-wavelength detector to model future technology for communicating with spacecraft.
Subject Technology
Grades 9-12
Time 2+ hrs
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LessonMars Sample Return Coding Challenge
Student teams use block coding or python to program separate components of the Mars Sample Return mission then combine their projects into a single system.
Subject Technology
Grades 6-12
Time 2+ hrs
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CollectionCoding Lessons for Educators
Use these coding lessons to get students excited about space exploration and computer programming.
Student Projects
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