# Mars Survival Base | Research, Design & Problem-Solving Inquiry Project | STEM | Years 3–8 **Price:** $9.95 AUD **Seller:** TeachBuySell Seller **Year Levels:** year4, year5, year6, year7 **Subjects:** humanitiesAndSocialSciences, science ## Description (seller-submitted) MARS SURVIVAL BASE Research, Design & Problem-Solving Investigation Scenario | Years 3–8 Could your students design a base that keeps humans alive on Mars? Put your students in the role of space engineers, researchers and problem solvers as they tackle an authentic challenge: designing a sustainable survival base for future missions to Mars. Mars Survival Base is an open-ended STEM investigation and engineering design challenge that takes students beyond simply researching facts. Students investigate real-world examples, consider evidence, make decisions, solve problems and use what they discover to develop their own ideas. And there is no single correct design . Different students may make different decisions, face different trade-offs and develop completely different solutions — making this resource ideal for discussion, collaboration and deeper thinking. WHAT MAKES THIS DIFFERENT? This isn't a traditional Mars research project where students simply find information and write a report. Instead, students are presented with a real-world problem to solve and challenged to think about what it would actually take to establish a long-term human presence on another planet. Along the way, students are encouraged to: Investigate real-world examples Research and analyse information Evaluate possible solutions Make evidence-based decisions Consider constraints and trade-offs Design and communicate their ideas Respond when new information changes the situation Reflect on and improve their thinking The resource deliberately places thinking before designing — students are expected to use evidence from their investigation to influence their decisions. A GENUINE THINKING CHALLENGE Students must grapple with questions that don't have simple answers: What does a human settlement on Mars actually need? Which solutions are most practical? What happens when resources are limited? What should happen when a carefully designed system suddenly stops working? The emphasis is on reasoning, … [truncated] --- View on TeachBuySell: https://teachbuysell.com.au/l/6a83f733-2291-4424-9a5c-093511f24b18 Marketplace: https://teachbuysell.com.au