Task Three: Growing Crops on Mars

STEP 1: BRAINSTORM IDEAS

Questions to consider: Refer back to our cellular respiration lab. What did we learn about calories, basal metabolic rate, and how our body processes different types of biomolecules (carbohydrates, fats, protein).

Foods that have been determined by NASA to be feasible to try to grow are as follows: On page 23 of your packet pre-choose the below items for 4 trials

1. Choose what crops you are going to plant

Rice Wheat Cabbage Chard Celery Lettuce Spinach Dry Bean Peanuts Red Beets Sweet Potatoes Soybean Strawberry Tomato

Green Onion Onion Pea Pepper Snap Bean Radish Carrot White Potato

2. Choose your Size of Greenhouses

Small 490 meters cubed

Medium 2452 meters cubed

Large 5610 meters cubed

SAM 294 meters cubed

3. Choose the Number of Days of your mission

1-365 days

4. Choose how many kg of food you will bring

1-6000 kg

5. Choose your number of Solar Panels (See Task 4 for calculator)

1-5000

6. Choose your power storage (See Task 4 for calculator)

1-10,000kwH

7. Choose your living quarter size

Small (1,000 meters cubed)

Medium (2,260 meters cubed)

Large (4,020 meters cubed)

SAM (272 meters cubed)

8. Life Support (the Environmental Control & Life Support System (ECLSS) cleans your air and water. 1 ECLSS supports 3 people)

Choose your # of life support systems