• What was the mission or aim of your project?   

The aim of our project is to build a safe , self- sustainable shelter on Mars that humans can live on for years.

• Why was this your mission?

We chose this mission because we think it is important to have a good shelter because people need to live in a safe environment  and we think it can be a challenging job for us  to build a good shelter with sustainable rooms .

• Each member of the group should reflect on what they learned.  You may have learned some neat stuff about science, but you also learned some other great skills like time management, goal setting, collaboration, and problem solving.

Martin: I learned about that eco-friendly insulation is almost as good as non eco-friendly insulations and that iron is actually a good resource to stop radiation and it can be found on Mars. I also learned that we have to have a small meeting between our group when things are not working out. 

Jimmy:  I learned that how to do a assignments step by step. first  you research about the topic, then you carry out the design , and at last do the actually experiment or work.  with this process you will know wat you will do next and follow your goal.

Alex: I learned that you shouldn't do a project as a whole or do it by skipping around because if you do it either one of those ways  you will lose track of everything and fall behind.

Lucas: I learned that pulling a team together to get work done is harder than i thought. But also about how effective some types of insulation are. and finally how attention to detail is effective even if nobody notices it because if they do it makes it feel better.

• What action/experiment did you take?

First we thought about the Mars environment and we know that Mars has a harsh environment on the surface. The radiation is also too high for the human and there and the weather is also to extreme .  the idea we have is to make a bunker underground so we don't need to face the dangerous on the surface. Then we plan out a lay out for our base  and we plan to build the base in Minecraft .

The experiment  we do is about the insulation. the weather and on mars is  bad so we think about what kind of  insulation can protect us from the cold weather underground. so we chose Fiberglass, Cellulose , Denim as materials to test which one of them is best. The result is recorded in the inquiry.

• How did you use what you learned in grade 9 science in the design?

We used our knowledge on elements to find a good material to build our base on Mars. The things we look for in a good material is how it can stop radiation and trap heat which is related to our science class because we learned a bit about radiation.  We also use what we have learned in chemistry when choosing material for blocks to build.

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