From JPL to Full-Time Videos: teacher key

Mark Rober, grade 7 edition, written for 7th grade. Mark Rober worked on the Curiosity rover at NASA, then made videos his full-time job. Read how his career and his audience grew.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. When did Rober join NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory?
   • 2012
   • 2004 (answer)
   • 2019
2. Where did Curiosity land?
   • Gale Crater (answer)
   • The Moon
   • Brea
3. When did Rober leave Apple to make videos full-time?
   • 2019 (answer)
   • 2004
   • 2023
4. How many subscribers did MIT say his channel had as of December 2022?
   • 2 million
   • 23 million (answer)
   • 75 thousand
5. What does CrunchLabs say its engineering factory is?
   • A model on a shelf
   • A made-up place
   • A real place in the San Francisco Bay Area (answer)
6. Why does Rober's story show that engineers can change careers?
   • He moved from NASA and Apple to videos and kits (answer)
   • He never worked anywhere
   • He only ever made videos

Words

• rover: Mars explorer
• Curiosity: a Mars rover
• kits: things to build