Shoebox Rover-Leader Kit

$40.00

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!

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

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  • Enjoy Hours of Invention!

    • Ages: 2nd-8th Grade, Adult Makers

    • Includes supplies for 1 project

    • Time: 5-7 hours

  • 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

  • Hot Glue & Stick Glue

    Scissors

    Hole Punch & Thumb Tack

    Ruler & Pencil

    Pruning Shears, Wire Cutters or Diagonal Cutters to cut wood

    Soldering Iron (Optional)

  • Space Science

    Engineering

    Simple Machines

    Design Process

    Physical Science

    Circuits & Electronics

    Geometry

    Storytelling