Mission Phase 4 Introduction
Welcome to Mission Phase 4! In Mission Phase 4 the Human Team will address the Big History question: ‘How do humans survive and thrive?’ They will explore the physical and cognitive differences between humans and other species; how our ability to share and build on information led to the connected world we live in today and what the future may hold for humanity.
This Big History knowledge of human history will help you complete your Mars Mission. In Mission Control Reports C and D, you will use what you have learned about how humans became so uniquely successful on Earth to help you design and build a successful habitat for the first human inhabitants on Mars.
Mission Phase 4 Contents
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4.1 What makes humans uniquely successful?
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Learning plan
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Pre-learning goals
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Activity 4.1.1
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Claims: snap judgement human
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Activity 4.1.2
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Mission video 20: Differences between humans and other species
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Activity 4.1.3
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Demo: opposable thumbs
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Activity 4.1.4
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Mission video 21: Collective learning and technological innovation
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Activity 4.1.5
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Timeline: technological innovation
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Learning summary
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Post-learning goals
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4.2 What are the challenges of human success?
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Learning plan
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Pre-learning goals
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Activity 4.2.1
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Mission video 22: The positives & negatives of our connected world
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Activity 4.2.2
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Reading: Could exciting new discoveries and technologies like these solve 21st century problems?
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Technology solution: choose a problem
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Activity 4.2.3
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Mission video 23: Your vision of the 22nd century
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Activity 4.2.4
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Future vision: 100 years from now
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Learning summary
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Post-learning goals
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4.3 Mission Control Report (PBL Part C)
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Learning plan
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Pre-learning goals
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Activity 4.3.1
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Mission video 24: Human needs & solutions
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Activity 4.3.2
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Reading: Meeting our four basic human needs on Mars
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Reading: Meeting our need for air on Mars
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Reading: Meeting our need for water on Mars
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Reading: Meeting our need for food on Mars
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Reading: Meeting our need for shelter on Mars
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Research table: human needs & solutions
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Activity 4.3.3
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Mission video 25: Thriving human communities
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Activity 4.3.4
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Reading: Thriving human communities
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Brainstorm: thriving human communities
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Progress pass: mission control report (PBL Part C)
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Learning summary
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Post-learning goals
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4.4 Mission Control Report (PBL Part D)
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Learning plan
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Pre-learning goals
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Activity 4.4.1
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Mission video 26: Mars human habitat design
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Instructions checklist: Mars human habitat model and presentation
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Activity 4.4.2
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Design and draw: Mars human habitat aerial view
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Design and draw: Mars human habitat cross-section view
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Design and draw: Mars human habitat individual module view
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Activity 4.4.3
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To do list: Mars human habitat model
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To do list: Mars human habitat presentation
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Activity 4.4.4
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Rubric: Mars human habitat model and presentation
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Activity 4.4.5
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Reflection: Mars mission
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Student peformance rubric: Mars mission
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Mission video 27: mission accomplished
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Progress pass: mission acomplished
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Learning summary
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Post-learning goals