Sixth graders in Calaveras County get hands-on experience building Mars rovers

Students in Calaveras County are getting some novel hands-on experience about the planet Mars. Sixth graders at Avery Middle School spent the day building model Mars rovers at socially distanced in-class learning, then took their vehicles outside and tried to maneuver them around a small map using books and boxes to simulate rough terrain. Every sixth-grader in Calaveras County will receive a rover kit thanks to the Mars-based 4-H STEM challenge through the University of California.