Audience
Educators
Grade Levels
Grades 5-8
Subject
Space Science, Solar System and Planets, Planetary Geology, Earth's Moon
Type
Lesson Plans / Activities
Students will be designing a drill bot that will be able to drill through simulated water ice.
Students will use the engineering design process to:
- Compare and contrast the properties of ice to simulated icy-regolith on the Moon’s south pole
- Design and build a drill bot that will be able to drill through simulated water ice
Next Generation Science Standards: MS-ETS1-2, PS.1.A
Activity Two: Drilling on the Moon (pg. 16-23)
This lesson plan is part of the Lunar Surface Exploration educator guide.