MMAB Overview

Moon, Mars, and Beyond: 

Moon, Mars, and Beyond Overview of Teams and Roles

The Scene: 

The Scene The year is 2080. The mission begins with a space ship launching from the Moon. This ship is traveling to Mars. You are in Mars Mission Control communicating with the flight director at Earth Mission Control

Teams: 

Teams You will join one of six teams: Jupiter Team Saturn Team Uranus Team Neptune Team Pluto Team Communications Team

Your Mission: 

Your Mission To research and know information about your planet To be ready to send a ship to your planet from Mars To use maps of the solar system To pack cargo for the voyage

Your Job: 

Your Job On each team there are three jobs: Transmissions Navigation Cargo

Transmissions Specialist: 

Transmissions Specialist You will receive information from near your planet about the lost ship The information is code. You must decode it Words = Greek symbols Each letter = Circular symbols Words = Math equations [example: (3 x 4) was (10+10) Next, they complete a problem-solving chart to track where the ship has been spotted each day Monday through Friday

Navigation Specialists: 

Navigation Specialists Plots the location of each planet on an X-Y coordinate plane Plots the location of “Unknowns” Plots the course of the ship over the last five days

Cargo Team: 

Cargo Team Calculates cargo needs for a rescue trip to their planet Food Water Oxygen Trip out has two astronauts and the return trip has four astronauts Calculates the number of packing crates necessary

Teams: 

Teams On each team there are three roles: Transmissions, Navigation, or Cargo On each team’s Data Computer, each specialist receives three pieces of information about 6-8 minutes apart Final calculations are recorded on a main board at the front of the room

Conclusion: 

Conclusion Determine where the lost ship is Launch a rescue ship Crew saved!