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The year is 2037 and NASA has established a lunar outpost to enable lunar and Martian exploration, mining and astronomical observations of deep space: Grades 6-8.

Duration: 90 Minutes

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  • Math
  • Statistics

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The year is 2037 and NASA has established a lunar outpost to enable lunar and Martian exploration, mining and astronomical observations of deep space. Our astronaut crew at this lunar outpost routinely checks each module on the base. During a routine check to record thermal data on one of our storage units, an astronaut detects a fire in progress! Investigation Specialists calculate various components of the fire. The CO2 & O2 Specialists use an on-line Fire Simulator that yields data. They calculate the mean, median and mode for the data given and then graph a box and whiskers plot for each run of the simulator trying to determine a central tendency for the data. Students use math skills and statistics to determine the cause of the fire and to make recommendations for fire suppression on the moon. The Communications Specialists report all information to Mission Control and update the data received from their teams using the Mission Control Board.

Standards

 mean, median, mode, box-and-whiskers plots, area and volume, risk management, graphing, graph interpretation, math in everyday life.

Mission Teams

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Communication

Responsible for:

  1. Receiving report forms from Investigation Specialists. a. Register the data received in the Communications Specialist worksheet and forward the report form to an Oxygen or Carbon Dioxide Specialist. This activity is critical to ensure the flow of information within the team. b. Report the data to Mission Control. 
  2. Receiving report forms from Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Specialists. a. Register the data received in the Communications Specialist worksheet. b. Report data to Mission Control verbally and/or by chat using the Communications Center.

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Oxygen

Responsible for:

  1. Receiving data from sensors in Storage Facility C and performing calculations on them. 
  2.  Receiving data from the Investigation Specialists on five initial conditions of Storage Facility C.
  3. Running the fire simulator based on the data received from the Investigations Specialists.
  4. Calculating the mean, median, and mode of fire simulator results.
  5.  Verifying the data by reporting to the Communications Specialist.
  6. Providing input on which value is the best measure of central tendency for the oxygen data.
  7. Creating a box-and-whiskers plot for each run of the fire simulator. 
  8.  Helping the Investigation Team in deciding which fire simulation run matches most closely the original data coming from the sensors

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Carbon Dioxide

Responsible for:

  1. Receiving data from Investigation Specialists on five initial conditions of Storage Facility C.
  2. Running the fire simulator based on the data received from Investigation Specialists.
  3. Calculating the mean, median, and mode of fire simulator results.
  4. Reporting fire simulator results to the Communications Specialist.
  5. Providing input on which value is the best measure of central tendency for the oxygen data.
  6. Creating a box-and-whiskers plot for each run of the fire simulator.

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Investigation

Responsible for:

  1. Calculating the volume in the storage facility.
  2. Calculating the average oxygen percentage over time in the storage facility.
  3. Calculating the heat release over time in the storage facility.
  4. Calculating the heat that could be released from different fuel sources.

Technical Requirements

Videoconferencing Platform:

  • The videoconferencing should be connected to a large screen (either a monitor, a large TV, or an LCD projector). The image should be displayed in the front of the room so the students can see the flight director and video clips.

  •  We can connect via Zoom, Skype, Google Meet or Teams  (software programs are free and available on the Internet) Teacher will be required to set up meeting and share ID.

  1. Three to four computers per team:

    • The Communications Specialists use the videoconferencing system as well as one computer for data and chat.

    • The Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen Specialists can share a computer, or each team can have their own.

    • The Investigation Specialists use one computer.

  2. Printer (optional). 

Note: A computer lab can be used, it's just not ideal because labs are typically arranged in permanent rows and interrupts the flow of traffic.

Connection Procedures

  • Test the audio/video connection at least one week before the mission.

  • Make sure the camera and microphone are easily accessible for the Communications Specialists.

  • The whole class should be able to see and hear the flight director. Make sure you can turn up the audio loud. Make sure the video can be seen anywhere in the room.