Rovers, Wikis and Phones: teacher key

Mark Rober, grade 6 edition, written for 6th grade. Mark Rober is an engineer who worked on a Mars rover and a NASA wiki. Read about his jobs, his builds and the kits his company makes.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. What is JPL Wired?
   • A wiki for sharing what people know (answer)
   • A rover
   • A kind of squirrel
2. What did the Apple virtual reality help entertain?
   • Pilots on a plane
   • People riding in self-driving cars (answer)
   • Kids at school
3. What does the decoy package record?
   • Weather
   • What happens when it is opened (answer)
   • Birdsong
4. What is Mark's TED talk called?
   • The Super Mario Effect (answer)
   • The Jell-O Pool
   • The Rover Race
5. What does Class CrunchLabs give teachers?
   • Free bus rides
   • Free tickets
   • Science lessons for free (answer)
6. What does Mark say to do after losing a level in a video game?
   • Quit
   • Try again and figure out how to beat it (answer)
   • Hide

Words

• rover: Mars explorer
• Curiosity: a Mars rover
• wiki: a sharing site
• kits: things to build