Students construct balloon-powered rockets to launch the greatest payload possible to the classroom ceiling.

Using only pasta and glue, students design a rover that will travel down a one-meter ramp and then travel an additional one meter on a smooth, flat surface.

Students modify a paper cup so it can zip down a line and drop a marble onto a target

In this engineering challenge, students must stay within design limitations while creating a balloon and gondola system that can descend or ascend at a given rate or maintain its altitude.

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

Students use microcontrollers and temperature sensors to measure the flow of heat through a soil sample.

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 play a strategy card game that requires them to use problem-solving to successfully explore the Moon and Mars.

In this advanced programming activity, students will construct a light-wavelength detector to model future technology for communicating with spacecraft.