1. 28 / Monday
Kaupapa:
Describe and explain some of the health risks of being out in space

2. Do you remember?
Why is Mars considered to be most habitable planet?

3. Mars (205,000,000 km) State: S / G Radius: 3500 km
Time taken to orbit the Sun: 1.9 years
Surface Temp: - 40 oC
# of Moons: 2

4. Mars is considered the most habitable planet in our solar system because:
It has water
It’s not too cold or too hot
There is enough sunlight
Gravity is 38% of our Earth’s
It has an atmosphere
A day on Mars is about 24 hours long

6. The Martian: Creative Problem-Solving
What are the obstacles Mark Watney encounters while he is trying to survive on Mars? How does he overcome these obstacles?
Describe how his knowledge and skills in various fields (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, etc.) allow him to survive.

7. What being an astronaut is like…
What are the health risks of being an astronaut out in space?

8. No Gravity!!

9. Zero Gravity Corporation
About $5000 US dollars for 15 parabolic maneuvers creating seconds of weightlessness each.

10. What being an astronaut is like…
What are the health risks of being an astronaut out in space?

11. Heart Problems

12. Puffy face – there is too much blood flowing up to the head because there is no gravity.

13. Vision Loss

14. Weak bones and muscles

15. Kidney Stones

16. Motion Sickness

17. Sleep Deficiencies

18. Hearing Loss

19. Lungs and Dust

20. Confused Immune System

21. Exposure to the Radiation

22. Psychic / Mental Health Problems

23. Health Risks of being out in space:
Exposure to the Sun’s radiation because there is no atmosphere
Weakened bones and muscles because of no gravity (long term effect)
Motion sickness and puffy face (short term effect)
Mental health problems – Stress, Frustration, Conflicts, etc.

24. What have we learned today?
The Sun is made of two elements: what are they?
How does the sun produce its energy?