Go Rover Go

Duration: Four 60-minute sessions

Grade Levels: 5-8

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.
Resources

Lesson Plan PDF

Grade Levels: 5-8
Duration: Four 60-minute sessions 

Concepts/Skills: 

  • wheels and axles, motion, communication, design process

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.

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.

Learn about this year's Tech Challenge.

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