Education Plan: Introducing the Challenge
NASA engineering and education experts discuss how to get students engaged in the Perseverance Mars rover landing and answer audience questions. Watch en Español: Seleccione subtítulos en Español bajo el ícono de configuración.
Mission This Week
Welcome to NASA’s Mission to Mars Student Challenge! This is your guide to leading students through how to design, build, launch, and land a Mars mission. Your students will apply their creativity, as well as science and math knowledge, to explore the Red Planet. Not a scientist or engineer? That's okay! You're going to learn everything you need to know while preparing for and conducting these lessons.
Tips This Week
In this standards-aligned challenge, students learn about Mars, design a mission to explore the planet, build and test model spacecraft and components, and engage in scientific exploration. The challenge takes students through seven stages, which can be completed in full as a seven-week activity or in part, as schedules allow.
All lessons and activities are standards-aligned to Next Generation Science and Common Core Math Standards.
Short on materials? In most cases, materials can be improvised. It’s all part of the engineering design process.
Whether you decided to embark on the full challenge or just a component or two, you can celebrate your students' achievement with a certificate of participation! See the links below to download a personalizable certificate.
