Welcome to Marsville: The Cosmic Village

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

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

• 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?

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

ATeacher: HohbachSchool: ROMSTeam #: 1System: Temp ControlEmail:kerryh@roschools.com

Habitat

ATeacher: SicklesSchool: ROMSTeam #: 1System: Air Supply

Email:vickis@roschools.com

Habitat

ATeacher: AdamsSchool: ROMSTeam #: 3System: Waste MgtEmail: cadams@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

Teams Checking in on Link Up day The science Guys

Weighing In Lunches

Team Misson Patches

Constructing Habitats

Walls are 8 ft tall by 10 foot long

Ceiling and floor are 10 ft by 10 ftFan Tunnel is 4 ft long

by 10 ft around to fit around fan

Connecting tunnel is 12 ft long and 10 foot around to create a tunnel between habitats

The door flap is 4 ft wide by 6 ft long to

cover inside of opening cut for

entering the habitat

Use Lots and Lots of Duct Tape

Constructing the Fan Tunnel

Connecting Tunnel

Teamwork

More construction

Student Constructed Systems

Radio and Newspaper Interviews of Mars

Travelers

Habitats are Up

Instructions for Celestial Questial

This is Fun! Living in your habitat

Signing Sponsor Posters

Page County Schedule• May 4 is Marsville Link up Day

M T W T F

19Prep Week

20 21 22 23

26Begin

MarsvilleCurriculum

27 28 29 30March

30 1Communicatio

n Ends

2 3 4Marsville Link-

UP DayMay

2 3 4 5 6

9 10 11 12 13

16 17 18 19Begin

Communication

20

23 24 25 26 27

April

Prep Week:If needed to make up for Easter or

Spring Break First Week: Team Work

—Mission Patches, Uniform,

Mars ABCsSecond Week: Mars

Survivor Kits & Marsville Systems OverviewBegin Researching

SystemsThird Week: Plan Lunch

Build SystemsFourth Week: Build Mini Habitats, Build Systems, Begin Communicaiton

Fifth Week: Communication, System

Presentation, Weigh lunch Prototype

Sixth Week: Finalize Communication, Finalize System Presentation, Cut Plastic, Decorate Plastic, Pack for Link-Up Day

Link-Up Day

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

Contacts:• David Seilstad, ISU Extension

– Phone: 712/644-2105– seilstad@iastate.edu

• Debbie Swanson, ISU Extension Page Cty.– debra@iastate.edu– Phone: 712/542-5171