Students use a visual programming language to create a video game that simulates the process of collecting samples on Mars.

In this standards-aligned unit, students learn about Mars, design a mission to explore the planet, build and test model spacecraft and components, and engage in scientific exploration.

Students learn about surface features on Mars, then use a visual programming language to create a Mars exploration game.

Students design and test parachute landing systems to successfully land a probe on target.

This board-game activity teaches students the process of design, engineering and technology for a mission to Mars.

Students decide what they want to learn from a robotic mission to Mars and what tools they will put on their robot to accomplish their goals.

Students decide what they want to learn from a robotic mission to Mars.

Students use satellite and rover images to learn about the various features and materials that cause color variation on the surface of Mars, then create their own “Marscape.”

Students design and build a solar hot water heater and see how big a temperature change they can get.