1. Welcome to Marsville: The Cosmic Village

2. 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. Challenger Center for Space Science Exploration

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

5. 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 What is Marsville?

6. 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

7. 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 Email: kerryh@roschools.com Habitat A Teacher: Sickles School: ROMS Team #: 1 System: Air Supply Email: vickis@roschools.com Habitat A Teacher: Adams School: ROMS Team #: 3 System: Waste Mgt Email: cadams@roschools.com

8. 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

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