Instructions
Students will investigate current and past space exploration technology. Based on their understanding of space technology, students will design and build a rover to explore a new planet based on their understanding of current and past Mars rover technologies.
3. Current Mars Rover
Watch the video(s) below about the Mars Curiosity rover mission to Mars. Two additional videos are also linked to show more about what Curiosity has done while exploring Mars.
Next, read about the Mars Curiosity Rover on http://mars.nasa.gov/msl/mission/rover/ with a partner.
What are some of the objectives the scientists wanted to accomplish using the Curiosity rover? What are some of the obstacles they encountered?