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Go Rover Go
Duration: 165-240 minutes
Grade Levels: 3-12
These resources were developed for The Tech Challenge 2025, Gravitate to Navigate, and The Tech Challenge 2017, Rock the Ravine.
Design and prototype a device that rolls to a target area.
We are excited to offer two versions of this resource. Choose the option that fits your needs, and let us know what you think!
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Option 1:
Engineering Fundamentals
Duration: Four 60-minute sessions
- Designed for those new to The Tech Challenge or Design Challenge Learning
- Provides scaffolded guidance thoughout the process from brainstorming to journaling and prototyping.
Objectives:
- Use the innovative design process.
- Develop skills in written communication as they begin an engineering journal.
- Design, prototype, and test a device that uses wheels and axles to roll to a target area.
- Present and analyze solutions; give and receive feedback.
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Option 2:
Advanced Exploration
Duration: 165 minutes
- Designed for those familiar with basic engineering and design challenge learning processes.
- Provides more detailed exploration of kinetic and potential energy.
Objectives:
- Explain how a vehicle stores potential energy and how that energy is converted to kinetic energy.
- Apply knowledge about potential and kinetic energy to design, build, and improve the efficiency of a rover.
- Use evidence from testing and the concept of energy to analyze how well a prototype meets the criteria and constraints of a design challenge.
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The Tech Challenge
These resources were developed to prepare students for The Tech Challenge. Each year The Tech Challenge invites teams of students in Grades 4-12 to use the engineering design process to solve a real-world problem.
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