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Out of Sight: Remote Vehicle Activity

In this robotics activity, learners drive a remote-controlled car through a course to learn the challenges faced while trying to operate a planetary rover. They use measurement, geometry and problem-solving skills to move through the course. This activity simulates the real FIDO field tests that took place in the Mojave Desert in 1999. This resource includes information about the FIDO Rover as well as Mars Rovers websites....

Keywords:: Social Sciences, Speed, Circles, Plane Geometry, History of Science, Degrees, The Planets, Coordinates, Problem Solving, History/Policy/Law, Remote Control, Satellites and Spacecraft, Calibration, NSDL, Average, Physics, Car, Conducting Investigations, Geometry, Number and Operations, Angle, General, Data Representation, Space Science, Data Analysis, Science and Society, Technology and Society, Transportation, Geoscience, Communicating Results, Measurement, Mathematics, Data Collection, Science as a Career, Technology and History, Gathering Data, Engineering, General Science, Rover, Technology, Impacts of Technology, Aerospace Engineering, Data Analysis and Probability, Education, Blind Test, Probes, Formulating Explanations

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Science and Technology / Astronomy

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Material Type:: Simulation
Date Added to MERLOT:: July 27, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:: July 27, 2016
Author:: NASA
Submitter:: Barbra Bied Sperling

Primary Audience:: Grade School, Middle School, High School
Technical Format:: Website
Mobile Compatibility:: Not specified at this time
Language:: English
Cost Involved:: No
Source Code Available:: No
Creative Commons:: This work is licensed under a Attribution 3.0 United States