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Welcome to Marsville: The Cosmic Village

Welcome to Marsville: The Cosmic Village. Challenger Center for Space Science Exploration. Exploration is the Essence of Learning! Challenger Center programs use students' natural enthusiasm for space to create innovative learning experiences for imaginative young minds.

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Welcome to Marsville: The Cosmic Village

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  1. Welcome to Marsville: The Cosmic Village

  2. Challenger Center for Space Science Exploration 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.

  3. In Marsville… • We believe thatHands Onleads toMinds On • We believe thatSpace is Cool,Science is Funand that makes the Learning a natural process • We believe thatmany youth excel in the application of technology that may not have excelled in traditional academic application • We believe thatREAL-WORLD application of knowledgemakes learning more relevant • We believe throughMarsvillewe can trulytouch the future

  4. What is Marsville? • Students are organized into teams of 4-5 students/ 3-4 teams per classroom • Their ultimate mission is to prepare their team for Link-Up Day

  5. Marsville Prep • Each TeamDevelops 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 TeamAdapts Technology • Learns their Mars ABCs • Designs a system to support life on Mars using current and future technology built out of recyclables

  6. Marsville Prep • Each TeamDevelops Communication • They must communicate with two other teams that make up their Habitat Crew on who is bringing what parts of the habitat for constructing on Link-Up Day

  7. Marsville Prep • Each TeamDevelops Communication • They also prepare a presentation of their system including- • Introductions • 3 Mars Facts used in designing their system • A short narrative on how their system will work • And a Mars Riddle • They divide their team into two sets of presenters for Celestial Questial 1 and Celestial Questial 2

  8. Page County Schedule Prep Week:If needed to make up for Easter or Spring Break First Week: Team Work—Mission Patches, Uniform, Mars ABCs Second Week: Mars Survivor Kits & Marsville Systems Overview Begin Researching Systems Third Week: Plan Lunch Build Systems Fourth 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 • May 4 is Marsville Link up Day March April May April 2007 April 2007 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16Team Building: Mission Patches—Symbols and Graphics/Team Uniform Mars ABCs 17 Planning Systems Begin Lunch Planning Tabletop Habitat Model 18 Communication Begins Plan Lunches Building Systems 19 Communicating Building Systems 20 Communicating Systems Constructed 21 22 23 Final Communications on what to bring Plan System Presentations 24 Communication Ends Practice System Presentations 25 Cut out Plastic Decorate Plastic Final Presntations 26 Weigh Lunches Decorate Plastic Pack for Link-Up day 27 MARSVILLE LINK-UP DAY 28 29 30 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16Team Building: Mission Patches—Symbols and Graphics/Team Uniform Mars ABCs 17 Planning Systems Begin Lunch Planning Tabletop Habitat Model 18 Communication Begins Plan Lunches Building Systems 19 Communicating Building Systems 20 Communicating Systems Constructed 21 22 23 Final Communications on what to bring Plan System Presentations 24 Communication Ends Practice System Presentations 25 Cut out Plastic Decorate Plastic Final Presntations 26 Weigh Lunches Decorate Plastic Pack for Link-Up day 27 MARSVILLE LINK-UP DAY 28 29 30 Marsville Prep 1 Week: Language Arts: Effective Written Communication Social Studies: Mars Survivor Kit & Marsville Systems Overview Done with Science & Social Studies: Begin Researching Systems Prep Marsville Prep 1 Week: Language Arts: Effective Written Communication Social Studies: Mars Survivor Kit & Marsville Systems Overview Done with Science & Social Studies: Begin Researching Systems Prep

  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. 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 • Heidi Carter • heidic@iastate.edu

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