Save your prep time and engage your students in authentic learning with this NGSS-focused engineering challenge.

Includes 12 detailed lesson materials slides (PDF and Google Slides link for editing) + detailed teacher directions (last slide).

Mission Red Planet: Engineer and Deploy a Mars Rover is a challenging 3 to 4-day project designed to engage your Earth and Space or engineering students in real-world inquiry and problem solving.

Mission Objectives:

1. Design and build the tools needed for a space walk.

2. Perform a simulated space walk during which you complete two tasks:

   - Fix the damaged hull outside of the ship’s storage area.

   - Remove the debris from the shield generator vents.

3. Explain and propose solutions to the challenges astronauts face when working in space.