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How did we know that the Curiosity Mars rover landed safely on the surface of Mars?
Where's the driver's seat for a Mars rover? Millions of miles away, back on Earth! Learn more in this 60-second video.
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Students use real data from the Perseverance Mars rover to create a system that can monitor and test the MOXIE instrument.
This board-game activity teaches students the process of design, engineering and technology for a mission to Mars.
Students play a strategy card game that requires them to use problem-solving to successfully explore the Moon and Mars.
Curiosity’s dramatic landing on Mars was the most difficult and nail-biting part of the whole mission. This 60-second video shows what it took to touch down successfully.
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Mission to Mars Student Challenge
Get K-12 students exploring Mars with NASA scientists, engineers, and the Perseverance rover as they learn all about STEM and design their very own mission to the Red Planet.
In this illustrated math problem, students use pi to determine the volume of a rock core collected by the Perseverance Mars rover.
Students use a visual programming language to create a Mars helicopter exploration game.
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Learn how pi is used by NASA and how many of its infinite digits have been calculated, then explore the science and engineering inside the 2023 Pi Day Challenge.
In this illustrated problem set, students use pi to calculate the size of a Mars rock sample, compare the mirrors of two space telescopes, deduce an asteroid's makeup, and size up a solar eclipse.
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.
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Can you use π (pi) to solve these stellar math problems faced by NASA scientists and engineers?
Students use tangrams to create rover designs while practicing shape recognition.
Students code microcontrollers to send and receive radio signals, simulating communications between Earth and spacecraft.
