Based on their experience exploring the Mars rover Curiosity and learning about what engineers must go through to develop a vehicle like Curiosity, students create Android apps that can control LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT robots, simulating the...

Young scholars gain experience with the software/system design process, closely related to the engineering design process, to solve a problem. First, they learn about the Mars Curiosity rover and its mission, including the difficulties...

Design and test your own all-terrain space rover with this app.

After studying this concept, learners will be able to identify the types of data that can be collected by the science instruments on board the Curiosity rover.