NASA engineering and education experts will answer student questions about the Perseverance Mars rover! Participating in the Mission to Mars Student Challenge will give students the background knowledge about Mars and mission planning that will guide them as they design their mission. This Livestream Q and A for elementary school students will give them a chance to ask their questions and up-vote others they want answered. The challenge culminates on February 18, when students can land their missions along with the Perseverance Mars rover!
Register to join the Mission to Mars Student Challenge and participate in the Q&A at:
NASA's Mission to Mars Student Challenge
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Education
Welcome to NASA’s Mission to Mars Student Challenge! NASA wants students everywhere to join in the excitement of landing the Perseverance rover on Mars on February 18. The challenge is your guide to getting students engaged with STEM lessons, activities, videos, and additional resources from NASA, plus opportunities to join in live stream Q&As with mission experts and share student work with a worldwide audience!
How it Works
It's Free
No matter when you're joining the challenge, it’s not too late to get involved!
Live Events – Join us for these special live events for students as we count down to Mars landing! NASA experts will answer student questions and talk about what to expect when Perseverance lands on February 18. All events will be streamed on YouTube and NASA TV and available after the live stream as recordings at the links below. For a chance to have your questions answered live by our experts, see the "How to Participate" section below.
Recorded on Jan. 14 – Live Stream for Educators: Introducing the Mission to Mars Student Challenge
Feb. 16, 9:15 a.m. PST – Countdown to Landing: Live Stream for High School Students
Feb. 16, 11:30 a.m. PST – Countdown to Landing: Live Stream for Middle School Students
Feb. 17, 9:30 a.m. PST – Countdown to Landing: Live Stream for Elementary School Students
Feb. 18, 9:30 a.m. PST – Landing Day! Live Stream for All Students
Feb. 18, 11:15 a.m. PST – NASA's Perseverance Rover Lands on Mars
How to Participate – Live Streams for Students
On the day and time of the event, visit the live stream link above.
In a separate window or on a separate device, visit Mentimeter to enter your questions and upvote your favorites for an opportunity to have them answered live by our NASA experts.
*These instructions only apply to the student live streams. A live moderated chat will be available on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and other channels carrying the landing broadcast (Feb. 18 at 11:15 a.m. PST).
Education Plans – Visit the challenge website to find guided education plans for various phases of the challenge. Plans include video interviews with scientists and engineers discussing each phase of the mission, as well as standards-aligned STEM lessons and activities tied to a weekly theme and appropriate for students in TK through 12th grade.
The education plans, as well as the lessons and activities within them, can be done in any order. You can choose your level of involvement and the activities that are most appropriate for your students. Because we are approaching landing day, you may wish to start with the activities designed for landing on Mars and then go back and select activities for other themes, such as designing your spacecraft.
When you start the challenge, choose the activities that fit your schedule and are appropriate for your students. Maybe it’s a busy week and you only have time to watch a short video – we have that for you! Maybe your students are up for more of a challenge. We have lots of options for every age. Younger students will learn the basics while high school students will gain advanced skills. The important thing is to have fun while learning and growing in STEM skills!
Student Showcase – We want to see your mission updates! Share your pictures and stories – and submit questions for mission experts – on our Student Showcase page, or share them using #CountdownToMars on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Your submissions could be featured during our NASA TV programming and on NASA's social media channels! See terms and conditions
Explore More
Visit the Mission to Mars Student Challenge landing page to explore more, including:
Key dates and links to watch live stream events
Education plans with links to standards-aligned lessons and activities, plus weekly newsletters
More Mars exploration resources from NASA
Plus, share your photos, stories, and questions on our Student Showcase page!
About your registrations
Register in NASA's Mission to Mars Student Challenge will receive a guided education plan and resources, invitations to join in live stream Q&As with experts, and opportunities to share student work with a worldwide audience. Learn more on the challenge website at https://go.nasa.gov/mars-challenge.
Mohamed Mahmoud
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