Mission on the Moon #2: Lunar Rover Exploration (Physical Hardware)
Learn about Lunar Rover Exploration and discover more about our solar system including the importance of geology in space!
In Part A of Mission on the Moon #2: "Lunar Exploration", we'll discover more about our solar system including geology in space. We'll learn about the different lunar exploration missions like the Apollo mission and then use our knowledge to hypothesize what features a lunar rover might need. Part A: Your Mission Brief will conclude with creating a drawing, poster, or promo video to showcase your very own design for a lunar rover.
For the Physical Hardware portion of Part B, your mission will be to code your micro:bit and k8 robot to drive around the surface of the moon! First, we'll start with some basic movements like forwards, backwards, left and right. Then, in our extensions & challenges section, we'll use variables to control the motor speed and use random number generation to control which direction k8 moves.
Your Instructor
The Faculty of Education at Wilfrid Laurier University and the Education Technology company, InkSmith, have partnered to develop the Mission on the Moon project.
Funded by the Government of Canada's investment in the Lunar Gateway project, Mission on the Moon is a free bundle of educational coding and robotics courses for students in grades 6 to 9. Supported by the Canadian Space Agency, the goal of this project is to create accessible and approachable resources to encourage the development of coding and STEM skills while fostering an interest in space among Canadian youth.