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

Students learn about cloud types to be able to predict inclement weather. They will then identify areas in the school affected by severe weather and develop a solution to ease the impacts of rain, wind, heat or sun.

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.

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 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.