Welcome to
Marsville: The Cosmic Village
Challenger Center for Space Science Exploration
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.
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
What is Marsville?
• 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
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
Habitat
Habitat
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Teacher: Hohbach
School: ROMS
Team #: 1
System: Temp Control
Email:
kerryh@roschools.com
Teacher: Sickles
School: ROMS
Team #: 1
System: Air Supply
Email:
Teacher: Adams
School: ROMS
Team #: 3
System: Waste Mgt
Email:
cadams@roschools.com
vickis@roschools.com
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
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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
Marsville BECOMES A
COMMUNITY PROGRAM
• Sponsors
• School Administrators
• Local Media strong support
The Success of Marsville
• The most important things learned…
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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
Teams Checking in on Link Up
day
The science Guys
Weighing In Lunches
Constructing Habitats
Use Lots and Lots of Duct
Tape
Constructing the Fan Tunnel
Connecting Tunnel
Teamwork
More construction
Radio and Newspaper
Interviews of Mars Travelers
Habitats are Up
Instructions for Celestial
Questial
This is Fun! Living in your
habitat
Signing Sponsor Posters
To be Ready for Link-Up Day
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Uniform
Mission Patch
System Built and ready for Presentation
Lunch Planned and Packed
Cut out and labeled parts of Habitat
Excited and ready to work and live with
other teams in Habitat