Houston area elementary and middle school children competed in the 13th Annual Mars Rover Model Celebration and Competition on Saturday at the Houston Room.
Many of the kids, dressed up as scientists and Martians, created Mars Rover projects with a budget of only $25. The projects were judged on creativity, scientific accuracy and quality of presentation.
The competition is a way to introduce children the STEM fields.
“Programs like the Mars Rover Model Celebration give students the opportunity to feel what is like to be a scientist or engineer, (and) we think this will help these students see themselves working in STEM careers later in life,” UH Professor and Mars Rover founder Edgar Bering said.
