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

• Their ultimate mission is to prepare their 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

• They must communicate with two other teams that make up their Habitat Crew on who is bringing what parts of the habitat for constructing on Link-Up Day

Habitat

ATeacher: HohbachSchool: ROMSTeam #: 1System: Temp ControlEmail:kerryh@roschools.com

Habitat

ATeacher: SicklesSchool: ROMSTeam #: 1System: Air Supply

Email:vickis@roschools.com

Habitat

ATeacher: AdamsSchool: ROMSTeam #: 3System: Waste MgtEmail: cadams@roschools.com

Marsville Prep

• Each Team Develops Communication• They also prepare a presentation of their system

including-

– Introductions

– 3 Mars Facts used in designing their system

– A short narrative on how their system will work

– And a Mars Riddle

• They divide their team into two sets of presenters for Celestial Questial 1 and Celestial Questial 2

Page County Schedule• May 4 is Marsville Link up Day

M T W T F

19Prep Week

20 21 22 23

26Begin

MarsvilleCurriculum

27 28 29 30March

30 1Communicatio

n Ends

2 3 4Marsville Link-

UP DayMay

2 3 4 5 6

9 10 11 12 13

16 17 18 19Begin

Communication

20

23 24 25 26 27

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 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

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– seilstad@iastate.edu– Debbie Swanson, ISU Extension Page

Cty.– debra@iastate.edu– Phone: 712/542-5171

• Heidi Carter– heidic@iastate.edu