7th Grade Steam Mission to Mars

7th Grade introduction to steam education.

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​Mission to Mars

What is a scale model?

Driving Question #2

What do we need to build a community on Mars?

Driving Question #1

Students develop an understanding of Mars and the necessary resources and systems that must be in place to create a sustainable human colony on Mars

Earth is the fifth largest planet in our solar system, and it's the only one known for sure to have liquid water on its surface.

Earth

​With a radius of 2,106 miles, Mars is the seventh largest planet in our solar system and about half the diameter of Earth. Its surface gravity is 37.5 percent of Earth’s.

​​Mars

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Earth's Surface

What do you notice about this?

​What do you notice about this?

​Mars Surface

Multiple Choice

 

Around how long is a day on Mars?

• 88 Earth days

• 10.7 hours

• 24.6 hours

• 9.8 hours

Multiple Choice

Some scientists believe that the surface of Mars was once covered with water.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

 

Because Mars doesn't have any ______, it has nearly the same land surface as the Earth.

• glaciers

• lakes

• oceans

• rivers

Multiple Choice

A 100 pound person on Earth would weigh around _____pounds on Mars.

• -38

• 380

• 3,800

• 38

How would you propose that we explore Mars?

What do we need to build a community on Mars?

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​Turn and Talk 3 minutes

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Steam classroom

What do you know about Mars?

Growing Potatoes

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