Welcome to Marsville The Cosmic Village Challenger Center

Welcome to Marsville: The Cosmic Village

Challenger Center for Space Science 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Teams Checking in on Link Up day The science Guys

Weighing In Lunches

Constructing Habitats

Use Lots and Lots of Duct Tape

Constructing the Fan Tunnel

Connecting Tunnel

Teamwork

More construction

Radio and Newspaper Interviews of Mars Travelers

Habitats are Up

Instructions for Celestial Questial

This is Fun! Living in your habitat

Signing Sponsor Posters

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