Welcome to this Space Exploration challenge. In this activity, you will create a Space Habitation Survival Plan that helps a real audience understand an important question about space, science and society. You will plan how people could live and work safely in an extreme space environment. Your plan will include human needs, connected habitat systems, […]
Choose Your Tools
Pick the tools that work best on your device. The skill matters more than the software. Chromebook, Windows, Mac and iPad users can all complete this activity successfully.
Use these to investigate reliable information, compare sources and keep track of evidence.
Use this to write plans, notes, briefings, reflections or structured written work.
Use this to build comparison tables, risk registers, rankings or simple evidence logs.
Use this to turn your final work into a clear presentation or briefing.
Use this to create infographics, design boards, maps, posters or visual reports.
Help learners choose a clear audience and final format for their Space Habitation Survival Plan. Ask them to explain what they are making before they begin, then support them to gather evidence, organise ideas and improve clarity without completing the work for them.
Successful work should move beyond a decorative base design. Look for realistic mission choices, clear survival systems, linked dependencies, risk planning and a daily schedule that balances work, health, communication and rest.
Simplify by giving learners a fixed setting such as a Moon research base and a starter checklist. Extend by asking learners to compare Moon, Mars and orbital habitats or add constraints such as limited power, delayed communication or supply windows.
This connects to engineering, architecture, emergency planning, healthcare, logistics, sustainability and systems design. Learners practise thinking about how people survive and work in complex environments.
