Shoebox Rover-Student Kit

$40.00

Design your own cool space mission 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!

Design your own cool space mission 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!

Includes supplies to design 1 project. Plus, you’ll get extensive tools - video tutorials, how-to’s, inspiration & more.

  • Enjoy Hours of Invention!

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

    • Includes supplies for 1 project

    • Time: 5-7 hours

  • Large Shoebox

    Engineering Supplies

    Automata System Supplies

    Simple Machines Materials

    LED Lights & Batteries

    Copper Tape

    Craft & Decorating Supplies

    Access to Project Webpage with Video Tutorials, Handouts, Inspiration & More!

  • Hot Glue & Stick Glue

    Scissors

    Hole Punch & Thumb Tack

    Ruler & Pencil

    Pruning Shears, Wire Cutters or Diagonal Cutters to cut wood

    Soldering Iron (Optional)