Uploaded August 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
There's a helicopter on Mars, but you don't have to go that far to make one in your own home!
Science and Engineering Practice:
Developing and using models
Disciplinary Core Ideas:
ETS1.A : Defining and Delimiting Engineering Problems - A situation that people want to change or create can be approached as a problem to be solved through engineering (K-2-ETS1-1).
ETS1.B : Developing Possible Solutions - Designs can be conveyed through sketches, drawings, or physical models. These representations are useful in communicating ideas for a problem’s solutions to other people (K-2-ETS1-2).
ETS1.C: Optimizing the Design Solution - Because there is always more than one possible solution to a problem, it is useful to compare and test designs (K-2-E TS 1-3).
Performance Expectations:
K-2-ETS1-1 Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool.
K-2-ETS1-2 Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem
K-2-ETS1-3 Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs
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SOURCES:
spaceplace.nasa.gov/mars-rovers/en
jpl.nasa.gov/news/press_kits/ingenuity/landing
https://askabiologist.asu.edu/how-do-birds-fly
nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/features/nasa-knows/what-is-a-helicopter-58.html
youtube.com/watch?v=y5niGi4k9vQ&list=PLTiv_XWHnOZpzQKYC6nLf6M9AuBbng_O8&t=120s&ab_channel=NASAJetPropulsionLaboratory
mars.nasa.gov/resources/24933/nasas-ingenuity-mars-helicopter
mars.nasa.gov/resources/24830/examining-the-mars-helicopter
mars.nasa.gov/resources/24830/examining-the-mars-helicopter
nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/pia21849-fig1_sol1734mr_mcam09060_sitespherical_wscale.jpg
storyblocks.com/video/stock/medical-emergency-helicopter-unit-take-off-bj86t4mfio4k0lbh
storyblocks.com/video/stock/plane-landing-on-runway-with-bird-flying-across-ypkda-b
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingenuity_(helicopter)#/media/File:Mars_helicopter_on_sol_46.png
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Photos_of_the_Perseverance_rover#/media/File:PIA24542-MarsPerseveranceRover-IngenuityHelicopter-SelfPortrait-20210406.jpg
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There's a helicopter on Mars, but you don't have to go that far to make one in your own home!
Science and Engineering Practice:
Developing and using models
Disciplinary Core Ideas:
ETS1.A : Defining and Delimiting Engineering Problems - A situation that people want to change or create can be approached as a problem to be solved through engineering (K-2-ETS1-1).
ETS1.B : Developing Possible Solutions - Designs can be conveyed through sketches, drawings, or physical models. These representations are useful in communicating ideas for a problem’s solutions to other people (K-2-ETS1-2).
ETS1.C: Optimizing the Design Solution - Because there is always more than one possible solution to a problem, it is useful to compare and test designs (K-2-E TS 1-3).
Performance Expectations:
K-2-ETS1-1 Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool.
K-2-ETS1-2 Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem
K-2-ETS1-3 Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs
----------
Love SciShow Kids and want to help support it? Become a Patron on Patreon:
patreon.com/scishow
If you have a question for Jessi, Squeaks, and Mister Brown you can write to them here: https://forms.gle/SENBjH9szoLGfrRC9
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Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet?
Facebook: facebook.com/scishowkids
Twitter: twitter.com/scishowkids
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SOURCES:
spaceplace.nasa.gov/mars-rovers/en
jpl.nasa.gov/news/press_kits/ingenuity/landing
https://askabiologist.asu.edu/how-do-birds-fly
nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/features/nasa-knows/what-is-a-helicopter-58.html
youtube.com/watch?v=y5niGi4k9vQ&list=PLTiv_XWHnOZpzQKYC6nLf6M9AuBbng_O8&t=120s&ab_channel=NASAJetPropulsionLaboratory
mars.nasa.gov/resources/24933/nasas-ingenuity-mars-helicopter
mars.nasa.gov/resources/24830/examining-the-mars-helicopter
mars.nasa.gov/resources/24830/examining-the-mars-helicopter
nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/pia21849-fig1_sol1734mr_mcam09060_sitespherical_wscale.jpg
storyblocks.com/video/stock/medical-emergency-helicopter-unit-take-off-bj86t4mfio4k0lbh
storyblocks.com/video/stock/plane-landing-on-runway-with-bird-flying-across-ypkda-b
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingenuity_(helicopter)#/media/File:Mars_helicopter_on_sol_46.png
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Photos_of_the_Perseverance_rover#/media/File:PIA24542-MarsPerseveranceRover-IngenuityHelicopter-SelfPortrait-20210406.jpg
#scishowkids #helicopter #vehicle #space #mars #science #education #elementary #learning #fun #astronomy #stem #steam
