http://www.teachengineering.org/view_lesson.php?url=collection/cub_/lessons/cub_mars/cub_mars_lesson06.xmllessontext/xmlIntegrated Teaching and Learning Program, Marscrewed missionexplorationhumans on Marslaunchmanned missionmissionplanetary travelspace traveltravel to Marswalking on MarsActive space environmentin-space environmentplanetary surface environmentERVMAVEEC

Students are immersed in the details for a possible future manned mission to Mars. They learn about the human safety risks that are evaluated and addressed to minimize danger to astronauts. They examine a specialized launch schedule and the varied backgrounds and professions of the crew. Students find out about the crew's activities and living conditions once on the Martian surface, as well as how to make enough fuel to make it off the Red Planet to return home.

Engineers know that risks are always present in the exploration of space — just as in our daily lives. Are you at risk when you take an escalator, elevator, airplane, bus or amusement park ride? Are you safe when you use your washing machine, blender, drill, furnace or lawn mower? While some level of risk will always exist in our daily activities, safety engineers do their best to minimize risks through smart design and extensive testing transportation, appliances, equipment and products. Explain the varied risks and environments of a planetary mission. Recognize the different professions of the crew.Describe advantages and disadvantages to planning manned missions to Mars.Explain how future missions to Mars may affect science and society. 50TeachEngineering.orgChris YakackiGeoffrey HillDaria Kotys-SchwartzMalinda Schaefer ZarskeJanet Yowellhttp://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/12/1209_031209_tvmarsonearth.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/14/bush.space/http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/mars/mars_crew.htmlS11416DDInternational_Technology_Education_Association-ITEA_STL_StandardsTechnologyF. Knowledge gained from other fields of study has a direct effect on the development of technological products and systems.68S114174CInternational_Technology_Education_Association-ITEA_STL_StandardsTechnologyG. Brainstorming is a group problem-solving design process in which each person in the group presents his or her ideas in an open forum. 68S11425BDColoradoScienceb. Describe methods and equipment used to explore the solar system and beyond 88United StatesCopyright 2012 - Integrated Teaching and Learning Program, College of Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulderhttp://www.teachengineering.org/policy_ipp.phphttp://www.teachengineering.org/2011-11-308Teacher