Experiment: Nasa Percevarence Challenge

Introduction

The material is from [Mission To Mars Student Challenge]. Remember to collapse the page from the bottom: there is a huge amount of information. Also, there a many weeks---change the URL. This page contains the experiments I find most interesting.

Introduction. Week 1

Videos:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXhqNUx2EsE&list=PL9TFrgFq7557nWqmfuVngU22OhTpUE9gg
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Dc-8WOtJPY
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2P_CVOd5G0
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cww3yVQpcjY
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6D3qUPEVGA
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfyyGCvVevc&list=PL9TFrgFq7557nWqmfuVngU22OhTpUE9gg

Solar system bead activity

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/activity/solar-system-bead-activity/

Whip up a crater

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/activity/make-a-crater/

• jauhoa
• muruja
• kaakaota
• sihti
• pieniä kivijä

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/learn/project/make-a-moon-crater/

Art

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/learn/project/explore-earth-and-space-with-art/

Plan. Week 2

Videos

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYJsMBabjVY&list=PL9TFrgFq7557nWqmfuVngU22OhTpUE9gg
• https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/learn/video/mars-in-a-minute-how-do-you-choose-a-landing-site/

Launch Window

Hohmann Transfer Orbit

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/activity/lets-go-to-mars-calculating-launch-windows/ The Hohmann transfer orbit.

Design. Week 3

Videos

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6vzjNkDB5k&list=PL9TFrgFq7557nWqmfuVngU22OhTpUE9gg

A paper Mars Helicopter

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/activity/make-a-paper-mars-helicopter/

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/learn/project/make-a-paper-mars-helicopter/

An experiment (Mars propeller):

• Min 5 tests per experiment
• Measure (1) time of flight and (2) rotations (if possible)
• Change one parameter at a time
  • Angle of propels
  • Length of the propel
  • Width of the propel
  • Material
  • Dropping height

Build a satellite

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/activity/build-a-satellite/

Mindstorms Rover

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/activity/robotics-creating-a-roving-science-lab/

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/activity/robotics-making-a-self-driving-rover/

Roving the Moon

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/learn/project/make-a-cardboard-rover/

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/activity/roving-on-the-moon/

• Cardboard
• Pencils
• Rubber bands
• Plastic drinking straw
• Glue, tape

Open source rover

https://opensourcerover.jpl.nasa.gov/#!/home

https://github.com/nasa-jpl/open-source-rover

Making the space breathable

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/activity/the-air-up-there-making-space-breathable/

An air-recycling system capable of capturing CO2.

Launch. Week 4

Videos

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2FFtPPM3iY

Rocket transporter

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/activity/robotics-engineering-a-rocket-transporter/

PVC pipe rocket

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/activity/stomp-rockets/

• Plastic bottle
• Fins, fuselage and the nose cone.

Foam rocket

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/activity/foam-rocket/

• Polyethylene foam pipe insulation (1/2")
• Rubber band - size 64
• String 75 cm

Balloon rocket: Heavy lifting

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/activity/rocket-activity-heavy-lifting/

• Paper clips (as the workload).

Soda straw rocket

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/activity/straw-rocket/

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/learn/project/make-a-straw-rocket/

Launch. Week 5

Videos

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cA8ar8vwpTs&list=PL9TFrgFq7557nWqmfuVngU22OhTpUE9gg
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVTqEvPdNmc&list=PL9TFrgFq7557nWqmfuVngU22OhTpUE9gg
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2t7p08hcQzs

Touchdown

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/activity/touchdown/

An astronaut lander

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/learn/project/make-an-astronaut-lander/

• Shock absorbing system

Catching a whisper from space

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/activity/catching-a-whisper-from-space/

Land on target

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/activity/on-target/

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/learn/project/land-a-spacecraft-on-target/

Coding the landing

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/learn/project/code-a-mars-landing/

Operations. Week 6

Videos

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuZIroucO6E&list=PL9TFrgFq7557nWqmfuVngU22OhTpUE9gg
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5XMH3KmUCg&list=PL9TFrgFq7557nWqmfuVngU22OhTpUE9gg

Explore Mars

https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/explore-mars/en/

Egg Wobble

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/activity/planetary-egg-wobble-and-newtons-first-law/

Phases and communication

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/activity/speaking-in-phases/

Thermos

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/activity/mars-thermos/

Solar Owen

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/activity/solar-oven/

Heat flow

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/activity/heat-flow-programming-challenge/

Living things

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/activity/looking-for-life/

Rocks and Geology

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/learn/project/describe-rocks-like-a-nasa-scientist/

Volcanoes

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/learn/project/make-a-volcano/

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/activity/lava-layering-making-and-mapping-a-volcano/

Mirrors and Space Communications

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/activity/build-a-relay-inspired-by-space-communications/

Sampling. Week 7

Rocks and core sampling

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/learn/project/explore-rocks-using-core-sampling/