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Mission to the Red Planet …a STEM learning activity created by NASA Mission to Mars Marsbound! Mission to the Red Planet …a STEM learning activity created by NASA

Presented by… NCDPI Science Consultant Donna Kenestrick NBCT, Presidential Awardee NASA Endeavor Fellow 301 North Wilmington Street North Carolina DPI Raleigh, North Carolina 27699 dkenestrick@dpi.state.nc.us

What is Marsbound!? project-based STEM activity students in grades 4-12 plan an unmanned mission use reality-based science goals, engineering constraints, and economic guidelines

Endeavoring Marsbound!

Why Mars? Mars is near Earth Elliptical orbit like Earth Potential for colony

Why MARS? Surface conditions Similar geology Availability of water Atmosphere (thin) Natural conditions similar to arctic and Antarctic

Mars is like EARTH 24.6 hour rotation Similar axis tilt Polar ice caps Magnetic field

Mars is like EARTH Large river valleys ‘Super’ grand canyon

Mars is like EARTH Volcanoes

Mars is like EARTH Climate range similar to Earth Sky and clouds, dust storms

Endeavoring Marsbound! Introductory Activity: Generate interest in MARS PowerPoint presentation Web quest Symphony of Science

Exploring Mission Science Goals NASA Marsbound Activity 1: Exploring Mission Science Goals (page 4 TG, page 4 SG) Students become familiar with the “Follow the Water” strategy/goals for exploring Mars Students match goals to Mars features

Choosing Mission Science Goals NASA Marsbound Activity 2: Choosing Mission Science Goals (page 5 TG, page 7 SG) Students discuss possible Science goals for their mission Students choose 5 Science goals for their mission

Engineering Constraints NASA Marsbound Activity 3: Engineering Constraints (page 5 TG, page 7 SG) Students learn about the concept of engineering constraints Students examine engineering constraints of a mars mission and generate solutions to them

Building the Spacecraft NASA Marsbound Activity 4: Building the Spacecraft (page 5 TG, page 10 SG) Students construct a spacecraft to carry out their planned mission

NASA Marsbound Activity 5: Mission Design Report (page 6 TG, page 12 SG) Students write up their mission design for submission to NASA

Endeavoring Marsbound! Stand-Alone Activity: Design Challenge (Activity 4 modified, page 6 TG) Student groups complete Building the Spacecraft as a design challenge competition

Mars Design Challenge Note* mass requirements and allotments on cards Note* energy requirements for a mission Note* budget requirements for a mission: One million dollars

Mars Design Challenge Using your Mission Cards, Design mat, and Design Log, plan a Mission to Mars. When your Mission is ready to submit (you have calculated within budget, power and mass limitations), ask for your problem card. Discuss in your group how your problem card will impact your Mission. (As time allows.) Choose someone from your group to report out to the group at large.

Resources Explore Mars …..basic information http://www.astrodigital.org/mars/index.html Haughton Mars Project…analogue for Mars http://www.arctic-mars.org/ ExploreMarsNow….interactive habitat http://www.exploremarsnow.org/ ASU Mars education program (NASA) http://marsed.mars.asu.edu/

Resources NCDPI at NCWiseOwl: http://science.ncwiseowl.org/ …the PowerPoint and the pdf files to pursue MARSBOUND will be posted here

Symphony of Science: Mars is a World of Wonders

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