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Protect Your City

Mars Diary

Activity 5.4

This activity encourages students to think about the conditions we need for successful life on another planet. It also explores the ways in which we can adapt our environment to deal with specific challenges – like radiation on Mars and the lack of oxygen.

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Download the Protect Your City Teaching Notes ↓

Subjects

  • Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural (SMSC)
  • Primary Science / Working Scientifically
  • Design and Technology (DT)

Learning Methods

  • Research
  • Imagine and Invent
  • Draw
Protect Your City

Support Materials

Multimedia Downloads

PowerPoint Presentation: Protect Your City  (1.16 MB pptx) ↓ Image Bundle: Protect Your City  (360.72 KB zip) ↓

Links

  • NASA animation of a future Mars habitat
  • Buzz Aldrin’s letter to aspiring space settlers
  • Startopia: City Management game
  • Create your own space programme with the Kerbal Space Programme game

More Activities

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Town Planner

Activity 5.1

Practice mapping and drawing skills and explore what makes a good city, society and community.

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Biodome Garden

Biodome Garden

Activity 5.2

Create a biodome to house food and plant crops that can sustain your Mars population.

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Return to Chapter:

Chapter Five: Sustainable Living


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Teacher Toolkit

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