1. Mission to Mars 2009 – JANUARY EngineeringScienceCommunication Jan 8Building the Rover Prototype Making a Topographic Model Introduction to Digital Photography Jan 15Programming the Rovers Making a Topographic Model Conducting Interviews Jan 22Designing a Martian Rover Designing a Martian Landscape Blog Planning Jan 29Designing a Martian Rover Building the Landscape Base Creating Blog Pages (Martian rover designs)

2. Mission to Mars 2009 – FEBRUARY EngineeringScienceCommunication Feb 5Building a Differential Drive Building the Landscape Base Introduction to Digital Video Feb 12Programming your Rover to Move Creating CratersIntroduction to Movie Making Feb 19Adding Obstacle Detection Creating Craters & MountainsCraters Mountains Introduction to Music Editing Feb 26Programming Collision Detection Creating Mountains & Rocks Mountains & Rocks Combining Photos & Music into a Movie

3. Mission to Mars 2009 – MARCH EngineeringScienceCommunication Mar 5Adding Path Detection Painting & Texturing the Landscape Blogging Martian Geology Mar 12Programming your Rover to Follow a Path Painting & Texturing the Landscape Blogging Martian Geology Feb 19 Study Break Feb 26AssemblingAssembling & programming the robot arm programming Assembling the Mars LanderAssembling the Mars Lander, installing the robot arm installing the robot arm Blogging the Martian Testground

4. Mission to Mars 2009 – APRIL EngineeringScienceCommunication Apr 2Programming your Rover to Deploy from the Lander Experimenting with PV Panels Blogging Martian test landscape Apr 9Adding a Rock Sample Catcher Experimenting with PV Panels Blogging PV Power Apr 16Programming your Rover to Capture Samples Science Report on PV Panels Blogging PV Power Apr 23Programming your Rover to Capture Samples Experimenting with Wind Turbines Blogging Wind Turbines Apr 30Programming your Rover to Find Samples Experimenting with Wind Turbines Blogging Wind Turbines

5. Mission to Mars 2009 – MAY EngineeringScienceCommunication May 7Programming to Find Samples Science Report on Wind Turbines Blogging Wind Turbines May 14Programming to Return to the Lander Investigating Alternate Ways to Explore Mars Blogging Alternate Ways to Explore Mars May 21Programming to Return to the Lander Investigating Alternate Ways to Explore Mars Blogging Alternate Ways to Explore Mars May 28Preparing Final Engineering Report Creating a Diorama for Final Report Creating a multi- media Mission Report

6. Mission to Mars 2009 – JUNE EngineeringScienceCommunication Jun 4Preparing Final Engineering Report Creating a Diorama for Final Report Creating a multi- media Mission Report Jun 11Presentation of Final Engineering Report Presentation of Final Science Report Presentation of Multi-Media Mission Report Jun 18 Final Day – Program Closure