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Scientist Engineer Digital Maker Entrepreneur Artist Leader
Seeks to understand the world around them.
Conducts experiments and shares their discoveries.
Discovers and creates new things.
Creates inventions and uses tools to solve problems.
Seeks to understand how technology powers everyday stuff.
Uses technology to create, build and publish new digital products.
Searches for better ways to do things.
Takes an idea for a new product or service and makes it happen.
Likes to express their feelings and thoughts with their creative talents.
Artists create to share their ideas and to inspire others.
Is passionate about protecting the planet and being a good human.
Takes part in organised activities to create positive change.
MISSION TO MARS
TECHNICAL SKILL DEVELOPMENT CREATIVITY AND LEADERSHIP SKILL DEVELOPMENT
Sonic challenges are quick and easy to complete, collecting 10 locker room points.
Supersonic challenges require independent action and enquiry, collecting 20 locker room points.
Hypersonic challenges are extended projects, collecting 30 locker room points.
Planet Scout
Space Survivor
Mars App Inventor
Mars Chef
Mars Vehicle Reporter
Astronaut Recruiter
Challenge Research why scientists have chosen Mars as a potential colony base for humans.
Describe the key survival features of the Apollo space suits in a poster for your classroom.
Create an idea for an app to help humans to book a holiday to Mars.
Using the Life on Mars broadcast as inspiration, create a daily lunch menu for a restaurant based on Planet Mars.
Write a blog to describe the design of Mars Rover Vehicle Navigator.
Create an advert for Space Camp explaining the key job roles needed by NASA and SpaceX to help humans travel to Mars.
Guidance Create a table to help you compare all the planets in the solar system.
Think of the distance from Earth, temperature, size, surface, gravity, atmosphere, presence of water.
Create a mindmap explaining why you think scientists have chosen Mars as the best place for humans to visit.
Think of a few things that make space a dangerous place for humans.
How are space suits specially designed to protect astronauts from the dangers of space?
What activities do astronauts need to do whilst wearing space suits?
What features of the suit help to make these activities possible?
What materials are the suits made from?
Review holiday booking websites and apps.
What features do they have?
How do they make it easy for people to book holidays on Planet Earth?
Sketch some ideas for a Mars Holiday booking app.
How can you make your app look futuristic?
What information will you need to collect from Mars holiday makers?
What food do astronauts based at the International Space Station eat?
How does life in space limit the choice of foods available to astronauts?
What innovative science and engineering developments can you make use of to provide more exciting options?
Summarise your ideas in a mind map using words and pictures.
Using the links below review the design for manned vehicle for Mars.
Why is the vehicle designed this way?
How does the design meet the challenges of driving on Mars?
What do you like / don’t like about the way that the vehicle looks?
steam-school.com/nasa-mars-rover
steam-school.com/yt-mars-rover
Review the student camps offered by Space Camp to help young people to prepare for careers in space.
Select three key roles.
Research what skills and qualifications future applicants will need to have before they apply for their role.
Create a poster with persuasive language and pictures explaining the roles required and the benefits of working in the space industry.
SONIC
Space Transport Planner
Spacesuit Engineer
Mars App Creator
Mars Restauranteur
Mars Vehicle Designer
Space Camp Leader
Challenge Plan all the essentials needed for a journey to Mars.
How have the new astronaut suits changed?
Create a brand name, logo and additional features for your Mars Holiday Booking App.
The Mars Lunch Menu you created in the Sonic challenge is proving really popular with human colonists. Create a plan to open a restaurant on Mars.
Create an idea for a car for families to use on Planet Mars.
Write a letter to your parents or headteacher requesting a field trip to Space Camp.
Guidance Crew: How many crew would you send to mars and why?
Consider the three most popular crew numbers from this list - steam-school.com/crew-numbersTip: You can click the arrows at the top of each column to change the order
Capsule: What does the capsule need to keep humans alive on a journey to mars? - Make a list or a labelled sketch
Launch vehicles: How much payload can launch vehicles carry into orbit?steam-school.com/launch-vehicle
What are the benefits of reusable launch systems?
Summarise your research in a planning document.
Compare and contrast some of the new space suits below.
How are they different from the earlier space suits?
Can you see anything they all have in common?
How are they different?
Which did you like most and why?
steam-school.com/spacesuit1
steam-school.com/spacesuit2
steam-school.com/spacesuit3
steam-school.com/spacesuit4
Summarise your findings in vlog or a TikTok video.
To stand out from other earth bound holiday booking apps you will need to create graphics that are futuristic and space themed.
Create a name, logo and tagline.
How can your app help humans to prepare for a trip to Mars?
What equipment will they need?
How will they prepare their bodies?
What will they do when they get there?
Capture your ideas with a series of 2D wireframe app designs.
www.sketchize.com
Create a plan to open a restaurant on Mars.
What will you call your restaurant?
How will you design your restaurant interior?
How will you make the experience of your restaurant special?
Summarise your ideas in a Powerpoint presentation.
As more families move to Mars, they will need a family car to travel across the planet.
What will the car exterior look like?
What will the interior of the car look like?
How will it accommodate families?
How can you entertain children whilst they are travelling in the car?
Sketch some ideas and designs for your family on paper.
You will need to use persuasive language.
Why do you want to visit Space Camp USA?
How will this enrich your studies?
What activities are you looking forward to experiencing?
Why do we need more young people to follow careers in the space industry?
How will experiencing Space Camp USA make you a better human being?
Write a letter to your parents or headteacher answering the questions above.
SUPERSONIC
Scientific Mission Leader
Spacesuit Specialist
Mars App Designer
Mars Entrepreneur
Mars 3D Artist
Space Camp Fundraiser
Challenge Plan a scientific mission to Mars.
Design new astronaut suits for people living on Mars that are more comfortable.
Use your 2D wireframe ideas created in the sonic challenge and build a beta version of your app.
Humans have started to travel to Mars for holidays. Create a promotional video for your restaurant.
Take your sketches created in the supersonic challenge and create 3D digital designs.
Create out of this world fundraising activities to help Space Camp to survive the global pandemic.
Guidance List your science research objectives i.e. what do you want to learn by visiting Mars.
What type of people do you need in your crew and how many?
How long will your mission be?
How much kg of water and food will the crew need? Work out their daily needs first.
List the equipment they‘ll need to carry. (And a rough weight)
Find at least three countries or organisations that are planning crewed missions to Mars in the future.
Which company or country might be able to transport your crew and equipment to Mars?
Summarise your findings in a report using words and graphics.
Consider what you’ve already learnt about space suits and Mars.
What does a space suit need to protect you from on Mars?
What special features do you think you can add to make your spacesuit better or more unique than the others?
What materials would you use?
What exciting new technologies can you find that could be incorporated into your suit?
Produce a detailed design document with labeled sketches and a written explanation using persuasive language.
Use one of the following software tools to create a BETA version of app.
A BETA app is the first stage of design. App developers use BETA apps to test their ideas with their target market.
Test your app with three different people and obtain feedback.
Collate the results of the feedback in a blog and include any changes that you would like to make as a result of the feedback obtained from your friends, teachers and family.
appinventor.mit.edu
marvelapp.com/pop
www.invision.com
Create a logo and tagline for your restaurant on Mars.
Create a storyboard of your ideas.
How will you use persuasive language to encourage people to visit your restaurant?
What special offers can you create for Mars tourists?
Take your ideas and create an advert using either animation, video or TikTok.
Watch the design masterclass hosted by Industrial Light and Magic.
Use a digital design tool like Adobe, Blender or Tinkercad.
You may need to watch some tutorials on Youtube if this is the first time you are creating a 3D Model.
Share your ideas with 3 people and get some feedback.
Write about your design and the feedback you’ve received in your challenge journal.
When the world shut down, young people and their families stopped visiting and paying for training at Space Camp USA.
Space Camp USA held an emergency fundraising call securing $1.5million in a short space of time.
How can you help to raise funds for the Space Camp USA Foundation so that more young people can begin their Astronaut training?
What fun activities can you host?
Host a fundraising activity and chart your journey in a vlog.
HYPERSONIC
DIGITAL BADGES
Planet Scout
Space Survivor
Mars App Inventor
Mars Chef
Mars Vehicle Reporter
Astronaut Recruiter
Space Transport Planner
Spacesuit Engineer
Mars App Creator
Mars Restauranteur
Mars Vehicle Designer
Scientific Mission Leader
Space Suit Specialist
Mars App Designer
Mars Entrepreneur
Mars 3D Artist
Space Camp Fundraiser
Space Camp Leader
MISSION TO MARS
