Rover

In the Rover Challenge, students optimize code and design a Rover robot to autonomously navigate courses paralleling real life operations in remote areas of land, sea, and space. If combined with Intro to CompSci (CS-1A), the two courses provide a full year of CS bridging engineering design and computer science with business modeling and real world applications. Software to hardware integration and interoperability are the key. Computer Science, Engineering, and Enterprise support growth in goal-setting, job responsibilities, and career preparedness.

Every one of the relatively few steps required to assemble the initial Rover Challenge technology is used to explore scientific principles behind the part and its purpose. Optimizing its performance illuminates that problem solving and mathematical modeling are learned, and very valuable, skills.

As with all Student STEM Challenges, the Enterprise & Innovation categories motivate students to manage their time and resources, to market themselves and to develop the “soft-skills” of leadership required to turn ideas into realities. Optional projects like Rescue Rover (coming Fall 2016) help add functionality. Power the Rover with renewable energies through the Student Energy Challenge projects.

Curriculum Overview

The Student Rover Challenge uses open source software and hardware so lessons learned can be directly applied to new inventions. The curriculum addresses high school computer science standards, but with adult assistance it can be implemented in middle school. Every one of the relatively few steps required to assemble the initial Rover Challenge technology is used to explore scientific principles behind the part and its purpose. Optimizing its performance illuminates that problem solving and mathematical modeling are learned, and very valuable, skills. As with all Student STEM Challenges, the Enterprise & Innovation categories motivate students to manage their time and resources, to market themselves and to develop the “soft-skills” of leadership required to turn ideas into realities. Optional projects like Rescue Rover (coming fall 2015) help you to add functionality. Power the Rover with renewable energies through the Student Energy Challenge projects.

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