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STEM Students Prepare for a Mission to Mars

Chippewa

Apr 3 2026 8:00 AM

Chippewa Middle School seventh grade students in STEM Teacher Ms. Alicia Koepke's class were tasked with building a rocket and successfully landing it on Mars.

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The students first learned what their mission, challenge, strategy and goals were to successfully complete this assignment.

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Using the 3D modeling computer program TinkerCAD, they had to build a lander capsule, adding legs and thrusters to the capsule, and then finally constructing a door.

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Working with a partner, the students had to think carefully about the materials they needed to use to build their capsule and had the freedom to design it anyway they would like.

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During the building process some of the students started with cylinders and triangles, while others used stars and even a whale.

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Some students added two legs to their capsule, while others added more.

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After they completed their lander, they selected one of five environments it would land in on Mars.

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The students are excited to continue their work on their landers next week and to see if they will be able to successfully land it on Mars.

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