2013 marsville student introduction page c ounty teacher meeting final
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This is the 2013 Page County Teachers Meeting Powerpoint.TRANSCRIPT
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:[email protected]
Habitat
ATeacher: SicklesSchool: ROMSTeam #: 1System: Air Supply
Email:[email protected]
Habitat
ATeacher: AdamsSchool: ROMSTeam #: 3System: Waste MgtEmail: [email protected]
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 2 is Marsville Link up Day
M T W T F
18Prep Week
19 20 21 22
25 Begin
MarsvilleCurriculum
26 27 28 29March
29Communicatio
n Ends
30 1 2Marsville Link-
UP Day
3
May
1 2 3 4 5
8 9 10 11 12
15 16 17Begin
Communication
18 19
22 23 24 25 26
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– [email protected]
• Debbie Swanson, ISU Extension Page Cty.– [email protected]– Phone: 712/542-5171