Mars Travel Guide
Objective: This activity will allow students to imagine that
they are living on Mars and take on the roles of specialists working with
travel agents who are trying to attract tourists to the “Red Planet.”
Task:
1.) You will work in groups of 3 to come up with a detailed
plan/mission to establish a travel destination on Mars. Each person will have a specific job. These jobs include:
·
Meteorologist: Become familiar with the type of weather conditions
that exist on Mars, and determine what Latitude and Longitude would be an ideal
location for the resort. Research and
create an atmospheric habitat that will enable appropriate weather conditions
to attract tourists.
·
Geologist: Research the history of craters on the Martian
surface and determine a way to keep more meteorites from crashing into the
colony. Research the surface of Mars and
determine the ideal location to build the Martian colony.
·
Mission Specialist: Research the most cost efficient and safe way for
interested travelers to get to the Red Planet.
Come up with the cost of the trip per traveler. Try to approximate the cost by researching
the cost of rocket fuel, lodging costs, food costs, etc…
2.) All three group members will work
together to come up with an attractive way to sell their new trip including
what the resort will look like, dining experiences, attractions, emergency
protocol, transportation on the planet, etc...
This could be done in different ways.
·
Travel
Brochure or Poster
·
Power
Point Presentation
·
TV
Commercial
Each
member will have to present their portion of the project, which will contribute
to the groups’ final grade.
See
the rubric on the following page.
Name:
____________________________
Partners Names: ______________________________
______________________________
Mars
Project rubric
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Task
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4
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3
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2
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1
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Meteorologist
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Meets and exceeds expectation of
this role as outlined in the directions
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Did an adequate job in covering
the pertinent information as outlined in the directions
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Made an attempt at covering the
information outlined in the directions, but missing some details
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Made a limited attempt at
researching the needed information as outlined in the directions
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Geologist
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Meets and exceeds expectation of
this role as outlined in the directions
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Did an adequate job in covering
the pertinent information as outlined in the directions
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Made an attempt at covering the
information outlined in the directions, but missing some details
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Made a limited attempt at
researching the needed information as outlined in the directions
|
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Mission Specialist
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Meets and exceeds expectation of
this role as outlined in the directions
|
Did an adequate job in covering
the pertinent information as outlined in the directions
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Made an attempt at covering the
information outlined in the directions, but missing some details
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Made a limited attempt at
researching the needed information as outlined in the directions
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Group Design
Of Resort
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Design show high levels of
imagination, detail, and creativity
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Design is adequate and shows an
attempt at imagination, detail, and creativity
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Design shows little attempt at
imagination, detail, and creativity
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No attempt at imagination, detail,
and creativity is shown in the design
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Final Product & Presentation
Traveling Nurse: How do Travel Nurses Find New Work Assignments http://amzn.to/2kgUnBg |
Overall great product; ample time
and effort was put into this project
Jamaica Vacations http://amzn.to/2nnsfOe |
Good product; ample time and
effort were spent on this project
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Acceptable product; Some aspects
showed ample time and effort, while others were lacking
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Unacceptable product; Low effort
and time spent on this project are evident
India Travel http://amzn.to/2zJXx3D |
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