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3–5 Monday, October 19, 2026

Grade 3-5: A self-driving Mars record, girls' apps win, Roblox Quick Words & an AI ship video

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About This Episode

This week on TechCheck for grades 3–5: Perseverance passed 28.1 miles on Mars, with its AutoNav software doing more than 90% of the driving (word of the day: AUTONOMOUS); Technovation's 2026 champions built apps for family stories, emergencies and mine safety (PROTOTYPE); Roblox creators can now write their own pre-approved Quick Words (NETIQUETTE); fact-checkers showed a giant-wave ship video was an old AI clip (FACT-CHECKER); and the UAE teaches AI from kindergarten up (CURRICULUM). Vocabulary-rich and discussion-ready. IN THIS EPISODE

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Teach with this episode

A reusable 3–5 worksheet and a copy-your-own Google Form. Same template every week, so students learn the routine once.