AI Thinking & Creation Course - Mars Rover
Become a Mars engineer · A complete engineering loop from individual parts to complex systems
Product Overview
Mars Rover is a space-exploration-themed K12 sci-tech innovation STEAM education course.
Centered on Mars exploration and engineering practice, the course is designed for students in Grades 3-8, helping them master scientific principles through immersive projects and develop the ability to solve real-world problems.Students become "Mars engineers": starting from basic electronic components, they build their own Mars rover, plan and construct a Mars base, and use graphical programming to give their robot a "smart brain" - completing a full engineering loop from individual parts to complex systems and mastering core problem-solving methods through immersive Mars missions.
Product Highlights
- · Immersive Theme Experience:set in a Mars exploration scenario, it starts with basic electronic components and blends mechanical building with programming logic
- · Three-Stage Progressive Design:design the engineering shell → integrate intelligent systems → explore the Mars mission, progressing step by step from understanding to creating
- · Hardware-Software Synergy:a full hardware kit for each student supports the complete Mars engineering practice, from mechanical building to electronic programming
- · Systems Engineering Mindset:students experience the whole process of structural design, mechanical transmission building, system integration and iterative debugging
- · STEAM Cross-Disciplinary Integration:integrates science, technology, engineering, arts and math to build a comprehensive knowledge system for solving complex problems
Target Learners
🔴 Students in Grades 3-8
Teaching Equipment
One full hardware kit per student - no sharing, all hands-on.From mechanical building to electronic programming, the complete kit supports the full Mars engineering practice, turning ideas into reality and imagination into works.
Materials & Components
- · Pioneer DIY Kit ×1:a solid-wood chassis frame with a dual-motor drive system - sturdy and powerful, the mobile core vehicle for exploring the Martian surface
- · Mars Base DIY Kit ×1:wooden modular structures combined with a high-performance mainboard to build a Mars ground control and experiment base with data-processing capability
- · Sensor Module Pack ×1:integrates line-following, ultrasonic ranging, color recognition, infrared obstacle avoidance, gesture sensing and an RGB ambient light strip - giving the works "five senses" to perceive the environment
- · Programming Toolkit ×1:works with a kid-friendly graphical programming platform, complete with full teaching source code and hardware debugging tools to lower the coding barrier
- · Utility Tool Set ×1:includes precision screwdrivers, DuPont connector cables and key spare electronic parts - a one-stop solution for assembly and debugging
- · Mars Map ×1:simulates the rover's travel routes and mission levels on the Martian surface, and can be custom-created with AIGC tools
Core Features
- 🧭 Autonomous NavigationLine-following sensors with infrared reflection let the rover drive autonomously along black lines; PID closed-loop control keeps the path precise and stable
- 📡 Smart Obstacle AvoidanceUltrasonic radar delivers real-time precise ranging, automatically detects obstacles ahead and quickly plans and executes detour paths
- 👋 Gesture ControlA high-precision gesture sensor enables optical dynamic recognition - wave your hand to remotely control base lighting, ventilation and other devices
- 📦 Precision Supply DeliveryA mechanical pushrod precisely pushes model blocks to designated supply points
- 🚪 Automatic Base AccessAn infrared sensor detects the approaching rover and automatically drives the servo to open the gate - doors open as the rover arrives and close once it passes
- 🔋 Smart Base Charging SystemA WS2812B RGB light strip puts on a dynamic light show with a lifelike charging effect
- 🎨 AIGC Mars Map DesignUse AI painting tools to design your own Mars exploration mission map
Supporting Courses & Syllabus
Course Structure:14 sessions, 28 class hours
Syllabus
Course Value
The Mars Rover course focuses on cultivating future innovators with engineering thinking, programming skills and a spirit of scientific inquiry as its core goal.
- 🧠 Logical ThinkingProblem decomposition, pattern recognition and algorithm design help children build a rigorous computational thinking framework and learn to break down complex problems rationally.
- 💡 Creative PotentialOpen-ended task design with no standard answers encourages thinking beyond conventions, proposing diverse solutions and sparking imagination that breaks the mold.
- 🤝 CollaborationTeam challenges on real projects teach role division and effective communication, building the teamwork and communication skills needed for the future.
- 🔬 Scientific ConfidenceCompleting works from concept to reality brings a real sense of achievement in presentations, building the confidence to explore the unknown and dare to try.
It also comprehensively improves hands-on building, programming control, scientific inquiry, creative design and presentation skills, building a cross-disciplinary STEAM knowledge system.
Competition Pathways
Course content aligns directly with the following national and provincial whitelisted and authoritative sci-tech innovation competitions, offering outstanding students a stage to shine:
- 🏅Municipal Youth Science & Technology Innovation Contest and robotics competitions
- 🏆Hunan Scientist Story Museum Co-Creation Exhibition Competition (Practice & Display Event for Sci-Tech Innovation Works in the Spirit of Scientists)
- 🥇Hunan Youth AI Programming Challenge
- 🎖️National Youth Labor Skills and Intelligent Design Competition
- 🤖National Youth AI Innovation Challenge
- 🌟Soong Ching Ling Children's Invention Award
- 💻National Student Digital Literacy Enhancement Practice Activity