Activity Two: Isolation and Confinement

Teams of students will form a company to research the deep space hazards of isolation and confinement using various NASA resources. Teams will select mitigation techniques, design a solution plan and an optional prototype, a company name, a mission patch and a proposal to “sell” their company’s idea to a simulated NASA panel.

Students will:

• Research the hazards of isolation.
• Explore various NASA analog facilities, and identify their research objectives.
• Present a proposal that includes a company name, mission patch and mitigation solution plan.
• Describe the ways NASA attempts to mitigate the negative effects of isolation and confinement on astronauts.

Next Generation Science Standards: MS-LS2D, MS-LS1-5

Activity Two: Isolation and Confinement

This lesson plan is part of the Hazards to Deep Space Astronauts educator guide.