Spacecraft
Learn about different types of spacecraft, both crewed and uncrewed, used for space exploration.
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Design a Mars Rover_Explore on Your Own - Spanish
In this Explore on Your Own activity, students will design a rover to explore the surface of Mars and determine if there are any signs of past life.
Grade 6
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Engineering Mars Spacecraft - Spanish
This lesson presents characteristics of spacecraft models on Mars to see how well they meet design requirements and then presents a design challenge for students.
Grade 7
,Grade 8
, andGrade 6
Teacher
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Landing a Rover on Mars Explore on Your Own - Spanish
In this Explore on Your Own activity, students will watch a short video about landing spacecraft on Mars and then answer some questions.
Grade 6
,Grade 7
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Student
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My Path: "Take What You are Passionate About and Turn it Into a Career" Celena Dopart
Celena Dopart is a human systems factors engineer. Learn about her path into engineering, and what inspires her.
Grade 5
,Grade 6
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,Grade 8
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Student
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My Path: Basketball in Space, Astronaut Mark Vande Hei
Ever wondered how you could be a astronaut? Watch Mark Vande Hei talk about his path to becoming a NASA astronaut!
Grade 5
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Student
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What’s New in Aerospace: Sewing Machines, Balloons, and Rocket Fuel
Ian Clark, from JPL, provides historical context for the development of technologies and talks about the need for improvements as Mars missions move to larger and larger payloads.
Grade 6
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,Grade 9
,Grade 7
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,Grades 13-14
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