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Come On Over Rover
| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
|---|---|
| Author | Kotys-Schwartz, Daria Hill, Geoffrey Yakacki, Chris Zarske, Malinda Schaefer Yowell, Janet |
| Copyright Year | 2004 |
| Description | During this lesson, students discover the journey that a Mars rover embarks upon after being designed by engineers and before being prepared for launch. Students investigate the fabrication techniques, tolerance concepts, assembly and field-testing associated with a Mars exploratory rover. 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 discover the journey that a Mars rover embarks upon after being designed by engineers and before being prepared for launch. Students investigate the fabrication techniques, tolerance concepts, assembly and field-testing associated with a Mars exploratory rover. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Regents of The University of Colorado |
| Subject Keyword | Earth and Space Science and Technology Manufacture Mars Rover Opportunity Assembly Manufacturing Sojourner Tolerances Space Exploration Equipment |
| Content Type | Text |
| Time Required | PT45M |
| Education Level | Class VI Class VII Class VIII |
| Resource Type | Notes |
| Subject | Structure of the Earth Technical |
