Curiosity: The Story of a Mars Rover

Synopsis

Curiosity: The Story of a Mars Rover is told in the first-person, from the perspective of a Mars rover. It gives lots of useful background information on why rovers came about, what type of data they're capable of collecting, how they are constructed, and so forth. The technical details in this book are sure to be interesting to a wide range of students, without bogging them down.

Classroom Connection

If you have access to a 3D printer, build a robot of your own as a class -- put each group in charge of designing their own part that will work together with the whole.