Mission+to+Mars

Read about NASA’s exploration on mars here Did you know that there are people who are hoping to live on Mars in 10 years? Read this articleto hear about one colony selection process. From the 200,000 applicants, only 24 were chosen. Read about Mars One here NASA has been to mars recently. Super cool, right? Well it may or may not happen, because there are problems to overcome. **Humans need a variety of healthy foods, exercise, and rest in order to grow and maintain good health**. Right now there is not enough oxygen to breathe, and it is too hot and too cold to survive. However, there is evidence of water! There is no food growing, and the food cannot be grown in the nutrient-free soil. Hydroponic greenhouse anyone!?! More problems have to do with the human body. Since the gravity on Mars is only 38% of that on Earth, astronauts subjected to this environment for extensive periods of time are likely to suffer severe reduction in muscle strength and bone density: part of the reason a return to Earth would not be feasible, since the body would no longer be able to cope with a stronger gravity. Not to mention the extremely low temperatures and erratic radiation levels that the Martian surface is known to bear. Read a travel brochure to Mars =Project: Design a colony on Mars= You must include how humans will eat a variety of healthy foods, drink clean water, You will probably plan on designing a greenhouse that could be built on Mars. Make sure you consider all the needs of plants and people to make this new environment. Remember, plants need air, sunlight (or an artificial sun lamp), carbon dioxide, nutrients, water, and space.

Work in a group of 3-5 students and create a project to show your design. You may wish to create a travel brochure, a travel blog, a video of the Mars Reality TV show, a blueprint of the colony, an infomercial, a Mars newspaper, a poster, or you may write a persuasive essay. If you have other ideas you should just ask. You only have three sessions to work on this, so get started!!

__**You may show your ideas in any way, but you MUST explain how**__
 * __**Humans will satisfy their thirst and hunger needs**__
 * __**Plants will make food**__
 * __**Humans will create living structures with adequate air, heat, and shelter**__
 * __**Humans will engage in good health habits such as personal cleanliness, adequate sleep, and exercise**__
 * __**Colonies will work together for the good of the population**__

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