crew Quarters
Welcome to crew quarters design! Your task is to figure out how we will live comfortably and conduct research while we are on Mission 5. You are also responsible for making sure that we meet the needs of all humans on Mission 5. (The picture above shows NASA astronaut Cady Coleman playing a flute aboard the International Space Station.)
The steps below will help you figure out what you need and how to get it. Take careful notes in the Design Packet!
When you're done, you will create a design schematic, also called a blueprint, of your system. You should also be able to answer these TEST QUESTIONS without the help of your team. (Yes, these are the actual questions on the test!)
The steps below will help you figure out what you need and how to get it. Take careful notes in the Design Packet!
When you're done, you will create a design schematic, also called a blueprint, of your system. You should also be able to answer these TEST QUESTIONS without the help of your team. (Yes, these are the actual questions on the test!)
- Which of Earth's systems (biosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, or atmosphere) are the crew quarters most closely related to? Why?
- How do the crew quarters interact with the other Mission 5 systems? Discuss inputs and outputs and be specific!
- What do the interactions between the crew quarters and other Mission 5 systems tell you about how Earth's systems interact? Give examples.
STEp 1 What do we want?
Brainstorm a list of items that we should include in Mission 5. You can assume that all of the other systems will do their part, and that we will have both power and gravity. How can we provide a safe, comfortable, and welcoming environment for humans?
Let's think about basic needs first:
Don't forget that we need space to work - to explore this new solar system we'll find ourselves in. What will we need for our explorations?
Talk to the other teams and make sure you've included all of their needs, too.
Let's think about basic needs first:
- How will we prepare food?
- How will we stay clean?
- Where will we sleep? Eat? Work? Play?
Don't forget that we need space to work - to explore this new solar system we'll find ourselves in. What will we need for our explorations?
Talk to the other teams and make sure you've included all of their needs, too.
Step 2: How can we make this work?
Remember, it's your job to make sure that we are safe, comfortable, and productive during our long journey!
What do humans need to stay healthy and happy long term?
What kinds of jobs do we need to have? How will we make and enforce rules and laws?
The resources below can get you started. You may also research on your own. Remember to record ALL your conclusions!
What do humans need to stay healthy and happy long term?
What kinds of jobs do we need to have? How will we make and enforce rules and laws?
The resources below can get you started. You may also research on your own. Remember to record ALL your conclusions!
These links take you out of the Mission 5 website. Although every effort has been made to ensure that the sites are appropriate for fifth graders, Booker T. Washington STEM Academy and Mission 5 can take no responsibility for links and/or advertisements that appear on these pages.
Step 3: Connect to other systems
Where can you get what you need? In other words, where do your inputs come from?
Think about the other Mission 5 systems:
Think about the other Mission 5 systems:
- Barnyard
- Greenhouse
- Water Facility
- Recycling Facility
- Atmosphere
Step 4: Make a design schematic
Now it's time to assemble all that you've learned into a design schematic, also called a blueprint. Start with a rough draft or even two or three.
Eventually you will make a final copy design schematic of your assigned section on poster paper.
When you do your final design schematic, you will need to:
Eventually you will make a final copy design schematic of your assigned section on poster paper.
When you do your final design schematic, you will need to:
- Clearly label all important parts, especially all the inputs and outputs.
- Include design notes and explanations so that anyone looking at your design schematic can understand your thinking.
- Use color and drawings of sections to make it pop!