1. Marsville: The Cosmic Village
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Welcome to
Marsville: The Cosmic Village
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2. Inspiring. Exploring. Learning. It's our mission.
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Challenger Center for Space Science Exploration
Exploration is the Essence of Learning!
Challenger Center programs use students' natural enthusiasm for space to create innovative learning experiences for imaginative young minds.
We're creating a new generation of explorers.
Inspiring. Exploring. Learning. It's our mission.
The History of Challenger Center for Space Science Education
On January 28, 1986, the seven crew members of the space shuttle Challenger set out on a mission to broaden educational horizons and promote the advance of scientific knowledge. In the aftermath of the Challenger accident, the crew’s families came together, still grieving from loss, but firmly committed to the belief that they must carry on the spirit of their loved ones by continuing the Challenger crew’s educational mission.
The organization had modest beginnings. June Scobee Rodgers, wife of Shuttle Commander Dick Scobee, gathered the families of the other Challenger astronauts around her living room coffee table. They were clear on one thing: no brick or mortar monument for these astronauts.
In Silver Linings, Dr. Rodgers’ memoir of the Challenger accident and its aftermath, she wrote, "The world knew that seven Challenger astronauts died, but they were more than astronauts. They were our families and friends. The world knew how they died; we wanted the world to know how they lived and for what they were willing to risk their lives. So, you see, we couldn't let them die in vain. Their mission became our mission."
The family members resolved to create a living memorial to the Challenger crew—the world’s first interactive space science education center where teachers and their students could use state-of-the-art technology and space-life simulators to explore space themselves.
In tribute to the astronauts’ courage and vision, Challenger Center for Space Science Education was founded and incorporated on April 24, 1986.
In an interview conducted shortly after the organization’s founding, Dr. Rodgers said, "We just couldn’t let the words ‘Challenger’ or ‘space’ mean something sad for children. So the idea of a living tribute to carry on the educational mission of the crew developed into Challenger Center. This tribute would utilize the excitement of space to inspire and motivate our nation’s schoolchildren to take interest in mathematics, science, and technology."
Cheryl McNair, widow of Challenger’s Mission Specialist, Ronald McNair, said, "It was good to be able to focus on something positive and know that something good could come from the tragedy." Jane Smith Wolcott, whose husband Mike Smith piloted the shuttle, agreed: “We did this for ourselves, and for the children. It really seemed the only way to remember them. The space program is very vital to this country. I would want kids to think of Mike in many ways as a role model. He felt the space frontier was our future.”
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3. In Marsville… We believe that Hands On leads to Minds On
We believe that Space is Cool, Science is Fun and that makes the Learning a natural process
We believe that many youth excel in the application of technology that may not have excelled in traditional academic application
We believe that REAL-WORLD application of knowledge makes learning more relevant
We believe through Marsville we can truly touch the future

4. Cost Share Rollout, 8/24
Marsville is a program of 4-H…a special part of the 4-H called Extension Science, Engineering and Technology which is a program to help young people prepare for living in a world with lots of decisions and jobs that will depend on the use of new technology and Science. It is just as important for you to be comfortable with technology and science as a citizen in our country because of the many new ways it be a part of our lives.
The Iowa Space Grant Consortium is also a part of Marsville helping young people learn about space and the many opportunities there will be to explore space in your future. You might be the first families to vacation on the Moon instead of at Disneyworld.
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5. Your ultimate mission is to prepare your team for Link-Up Day
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What is Marsville?
Students are organized into teams of 4-5 students/ 3-4 teams per classroom
Your ultimate mission is to prepare your team for Link-Up Day
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6. Marsville Prep Each Team Develops Teamwork Each Team Adapts Technology
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Marsville Prep
Each Team Develops Teamwork
Designs a Team Mission Patch
Plans a Team Uniform for Link-Up Day
Plans a lunch including all 5 food groups and meeting weight restrictions
Each Team Adapts Technology
Learns their Mars ABCs
Designs a system to support life on Mars using current and future technology built out of recyclables
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7. Marsville Prep A Each Team Develops Communication Habitat
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Marsville Prep
Each Team Develops Communication
You must communicate with two other teams that make up your Habitat Crew on who is bringing what parts of the habitat for constructing on Link-Up Day
Habitat A
Teacher: Hohbach
School: ROMS
Team #: 1
System: Temp Control
Teacher: Sickles
System: Air Supply
Teacher: Adams
Team #: 3
System: Waste Mgt
There are 10 parts to the Habitat which must be decided on prior to arriving on site for Link-UP Day. 4 Walls, Ceiling, Floor, Fan Tunnel, Connecting Tunnel, Fan and Outlet Strip.
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8. Marsville Prep Each Team Develops Communication
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Marsville Prep
Each Team Develops Communication
You also will prepare a presentation of your system including-
Introductions
3 Mars Facts used in designing their system
A short narrative on how their system will work
And a Mars Riddle
You divide your team into two sets of presenters for Celestial Questial 1 and Celestial Questial 2
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9. Marsville Link-Up Day Arrive and do Get-Acquainted Mixer
Weigh-in Lunches
Launch to Mars Video
Construct Habitats and Team Evaluation
Celestial Questial 1
Lunch, Weigh-in Waste and Sign Support Banners
Celestial Questial 2
Habitat Challenge—Emergency Construction Scenario
Walk Through
Clean up and Pack for Home
Recognition—Certificates/M&Ms

10. Marsville BECOMES A COMMUNITY PROGRAM
Sponsors
School Administrators
Local Media strong support

11. The Success of Marsville
The most important things learned…
Teamwork
Communication
How to Work and Cooperate with Others
All the Facts about Mars
“I know a lot about Mars so now I’m ready to lift off!”
Planning Ahead
All the work that needs to be done before the mission

12. Teams Checking in on Link Up day The science Guys

13. Weighing In Lunches

14. Constructing Habitats

16. Use Lots and Lots of Duct Tape

17. Constructing the Fan Tunnel

19. Connecting Tunnel

20. Teamwork

21. More construction

22. Radio and Newspaper Interviews of Mars Travelers

23. Habitats are Up

24. Instructions for Celestial Questial

25. This is Fun! Living in your habitat

26. Signing Sponsor Posters

27. To be Ready for Link-Up Day
Uniform
Mission Patch
System Built and ready for Presentation
Lunch Planned and Packed
Cut out and labeled parts of Habitat
Excited and ready to work and live with other teams in Habitat