Shoebox Rover-Leader Kit
LEADER GUIDE + STARTER KIT
Design cool space missions with NASA’s Simple Machine Shoebox Rover! Enjoy hours of invention while investigating mission design and engineering. Explore simple and complex machines to craft kinetic rovers & instruments. Design an internal automata system to drive motions and make your creations move. This program is packed with skill-building ~ mechanical engineering, electronics, design thinking, geometry, measurement and storytelling. Fun for all ages!
Build a Multiple Day Summer Camp, Afterschool Program or Semester-Long Investigation
Access Dynamic Teaching Tools With Our Handy Online Portal - Video Tutorials, Supply Planners, Templates, Handouts, Standards & More
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Enjoy Hours of Invention!
Ages: 2nd-8th Grade, Adult Makers
Includes supplies for 1 project
Time: 5-7 hours
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Shipped Kit to Make 1 Sample
Large Shoebox
Engineering & Tech Supplies
Access To Leader Webpage
Supply Planners & Ordering Links
PDF Templates & Handouts
Video Tutorials & Slideshow Instructions
Circuit & Tech Extensions
Scaling & Scaffolding Ideas
Trouble-Shooting Tips
Samples of Student Work
Common Core & NGSS Standards
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Hot Glue & Stick Glue
Scissors
Hole Punch & Thumb Tack
Ruler & Pencil
Pruning Shears, Wire Cutters or Diagonal Cutters to cut wood
Soldering Iron (Optional)
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Space Science
Engineering
Simple Machines
Design Process
Physical Science
Circuits & Electronics
Geometry
Storytelling
