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Participants work in teams to model the process for communicating with a rover on Mars, to build programming skills, and understand the effects of time-delay.

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Add a Tech Twist Optional: Consider showing this Mars Rover Training Video at the beginning of this activity to give your patrons a look into what rovers look like, how they move, and how they collect data on Mars!
Hints for uses in your library Consider adding a health/exercise component to this activity! If you have the space, consider placing the "Marscape" far from "Mission Control" so the relays have to run far distances between the "Programmer" and the "Rover."
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Illustrated Instructions With Captions
Illustrated Instructions Without Captions

Mars Exploration Program
Robonaut
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Robotic Gloves for Human Use
Robotic Lunar Lander
People are Robots, Too. Almost
NASA's Digital Learning Network
Originating Source Originating from NASA Education
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Max Goes to the Moon: A Science Adventure with Max the Dog by Jeffrey O Bennett and Alan Okamoto
Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void by Mary Roach
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Rover Races

Rover Races

Participants work in teams to model the process for communicating with a rover on Mars, to build programming skills, and understand the effects of time-delay.