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Your task is to design a space station based on Mars

You will need to have space for between 2500 and 5000 people

to live, research and eventually colonise the planet.

There are several mathematical areas that you will need to consider.....


Maths in Colony..........


The constraints There must be a

minimum of 8 domes on the planet’s surface, all connected to a

central “Control” dome.

Each portion of your station must have three connecting corridors

in case one section is destroyed or malfunctions.


You only have 40,000 panels of shielding for the exposed areas of the domes. These solar panels also provide the colony’s energy requirements, so it is important to have as many of these as possible.

The panels have a surface area of 10 m², no part of a dome can be left uncovered due to the harmful rays from the sun.

Dome in the arctic circle with solar panelling for

energy.


Because it is a living colony, there are minimum requirements for the spaces you have.

One colonist requires a living area of 10 m² and 2,500 m³ of air to live a normal healthy lifestyle. 8m² of vegetation is sufficient to feed and provide oxygen for one person.


As it will be visible from space, Space United Kingdom (S.U.K) wants the colony to be totally symmetrical, either rotationally or mirrored


Firstly, you need to complete the sheet

concerning the areas and volumes

contained in the different sized

domes....


When you have decided on the size of population you

want, you can calculate the areas

and volume you need to provide…

AS A MINIMUM for the living quarters

And for the food and recreation domes


Finally, you need to maximise the

surface area of your remaining domes so the colony gets

the maximum power output from

the solar panel shielding.


Think about the lovely patterns Aliens have left for US in crop circles…..


When you design your symmetry

your colony.


What will your colony look like? This is an artist’s impression of a colony on Mars


Assessment is through a poster detailing your decisions as usual

3500 People

37625 panels

2 research domes (medium)

2 agriculture domes

(medium)

3 colonist domes (small)

1 storage dome

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