Audience
Educators
Grade Levels
Grades K-4, Grades 5-8
Subject
Computer Science, Engineering Design, Technology
Type
Lesson Plans / Activities, Websites
The availability of three versions of this lesson plan allows even the youngest students to practice “programming.” Students use programming activities to perform a mini-simulation of a robotic mission using their classmates as robots. Students plan the course and program their robot to complete the mission.
Programming Activities:
NASA’s BEST (Grades K-2) Prepare for a Mission (PDF)
Note: Updated Build a Solar Oven (pages 115-128) Activity: Cooking with the Sun: Build a Solar Oven Design Challenge (Added 2/2024)
NASA’s BEST (Grades 3-5) Prepare for a Mission (PDF)
NASA’s BEST (Grades 6-8) Prepare for a Mission (PDF)
Advanced Robotic Programming Activity:
Use an off-the-shelf, programmable robotic system to create a device that can complete a series of tasks related to Robonaut 2 tasks on board the International Space Station.
Human Exploration Telerobotics (PDF)