Read the Fine Print
Educational Use
Have you ever wondered why it takes such a long period of time for NASA to build space exploration equipment? What is involved in manufacturing and building a rover for the Red Planet? During this lesson, students will discover the journey that a Mars rover embarks upon after being designed by engineers and before being prepared for launch. Students will investigate the fabrication techniques, tolerance concepts, assembly and field-testing associated with a Mars exploratory rover.
- Subject:
- Astronomy
- Engineering and Information Technologies
- Physical Science
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Lesson Plan
- Provider:
- TeachEngineering
- Provider Set:
- TeachEngineering
- Author:
- Chris Yakacki
- Daria Kotys-Schwartz
- Geoffrey Hill
- Janet Yowell
- Malinda Schaefer Zarske
- Date Added:
- 09/18/2014
