Our Classroom Creations.
Key things to remember in our classroom:
We respect ourselves, others and our classroom. We work hard. We collaborate. We share ideas. We put in effort. We are brilliant. We are creative. We grow in our experiences and triumphs. We remain positive. We learn from our mistakes. |
Mars Base.
As part of our Solar System unit in science, students were challenged to design a Mars Base for people to live in using Minecraft.
Students needed to take in potential issues when building their base. Issues with living on Mars include, but are not limited to the following: Solar radiation: Mars has an atmosphere that allows radiation from the Sun through to the surface of the planet unlike Earth. Dust storms: Mars has extreme winds that will blow dust into buildings and equipment. Extreme cold: On Mars, temperatures can drop to -123 degrees Celsius. Think of our cold winter days at -30...Mars is extremely cold. Lack of oxygen: Mars has an atmosphere that is made out of mostly carbon dioxide. Humans will not survive taking in to much CO2. Lack of water: Mars has polar ice caps that are mostly dry ice with only some water. Lack of gravity: Gravity holds us down on Earth, while on Mars, gravity is only 1/3 of Earth's gravity. Your base must address at least 3 of the problems listed above. Your solutions to these problems need to be based in science. Thought of any creative solutions? Start building your own base at home! *For any students that have started this project while at school, build your own at home. What would you add, do differently? |
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