Students use the engineering design process to build a structure to handle the greatest load and gain first-hand experience with compression and tension forces.
Students use the engineering design process to build a structure to handle the greatest load and gain first-hand experience with compression and tension forces.
Student teams use block coding or python to program separate components of the Mars Sample Return mission, then combine their projects into a single system.
Student teams use block coding or python to program separate components of the Mars Sample Return mission, then combine their projects into a single system.
In this engineering challenge, students must stay within design limitations while creating a balloon and gondola system that can descend or ascend at a given rate or maintain its altitude.
In this engineering challenge, students must stay within design limitations while creating a balloon and gondola system that can descend or ascend at a given rate or maintain its altitude.
Students design a robotic insect for an extraterrestrial environment, then compare the process to how NASA engineers design robots for extreme environments like Mars.
Students design a robotic insect for an extraterrestrial environment, then compare the process to how NASA engineers design robots for extreme environments like Mars.