Audience
Educators
Grade Levels
Grades 5-8
Subject
Human Space Exploration, Life Science, Animals and Plants, Health and Nutrition, Life Support, Living and Working in Space
Type
Lesson Plans / Activities
After watching a video on the fifth hazard for deep space astronauts — Hostile/Closed Environments — students design an enclosed, self-sustainable habitat for astronauts on a deep space mission.
Students will:
- Compare and contrast the environments of Earth, the Moon and Mars.
- Design to scale an enclosed, self-sustainable habitat for astronauts on a deep space mission.
- Create charts or diagrams of the life support systems or cycles within the habitat, and explain how they function.
Next Generation Science Standards: MS-LS2.A, MS-LS2.B, MS-ESS1-3, MS-LS2-2, MS-LS 2-3
Common Core Math Standard: 6.RP.A
This lesson plan is part of the Hazards to Deep Space Astronauts educator guide.