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Mission to Mars

Mission to Mars. Marsbound! Mission to the Red Planet …a STEM learning activity created by NASA. Presented by…. Donna Kenestrick NCDPI Science Consultant NBCT, Presidential Awardee NASA Endeavor Fellow North Carolina DPI 301 North Wilmington Street Raleigh, North Carolina 27699

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Mission to Mars

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

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

  3. 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

  4. Endeavoring Marsbound!

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

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

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

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

  9. Mars is like EARTH • Volcanoes

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

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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

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

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

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

  18. 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

  19. 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.

  20. 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/

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

  22. Symphony of Science: Mars is a World of Wonders

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