In this simple engineering design lesson, students turn a piece of paper into an aircraft wing and then try to improve upon their design.

In this challenge, students will program a rover to use a color sensor on several rock samples, allowing them to simulate how the Mars Curiosity rover uses its ChemCam instrument to analyze light emitted from geological samples on Mars.

Students will use the engineering design process to design, build, test and improve a model satellite intended to investigate the surface of a planet.

Using real data from NASA’s GRACE satellites, students will track water mass changes in the U.S.

Students build a rubber-band-powered rover that can scramble across the room.

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

Students will design, build and test a crew exploration vehicle, or CEV, to carry astronauts to Mars – meeting size, mass and payload requirements.

In this activity, students will use sea-level rise data to create models and compare short-term trends to long-term trends. They will then determine whether sea-level rise is occurring based on the data.

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.”