Mission on the Moon #4: Navigating Asteroid Impact Sites (Physical Hardware)
Navigate the Lunar Rover to avoid obstacles on the moon
In Part A of Mission on the Moon #4: Navigating Asteroid Impact Sites, we'll learn the basics on how to identify an asteroid, meteor and a comet. We'll also be expanding our knowledge of the moon's surface, learning about how the moon's crater are named and how big they truly are.
For the Physical Hardware portion of Part B, your mission will be to help the k8 lunar rover navigate their own way around the moon, automatically avoiding obstacles using a sonar sensor and micro:bit. k8 can't be bumping into rocks and breaking important equipment, that would greatly impact the mission at hand!
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.