Mitigate Hazards for Your Mission
Youth investigate the hazards and mitigations that apply to a specific mission and learn that hazards and mitigations differ for human and robotic missions.
Youth Will Know
- Some hazards are different between Earth, Moon, Mars, and asteroids, and some are the same.
- Human and robotic missions must mitigate different hazards.
- Different types of missions have different hazards.
Activity Downloads
S4_Mitigate_Hazards_for_Your_Mission_Educator_Guide
Mitigate Hazards Educator Guide
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Mitigate Hazards Science Notebook
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Setup
The Educator Guide has a script, materials list, and prep directions. Be sure to have it open and ready to help guide you through every activity.
- Combine Decks B, C, and D for each group.
Guiding Questions
- Which hazards do you think are the most/least likely for your particular mission?
- Which do you think are the most and least dangerous?
- Which mitigations do you think are the easiest, most cost effective, or apply to the most hazards?
Youth Will Do
- Choose one of four proposed NASA missions and present what hazards, mitigation strategies, and other factors NASA needs to consider and employ. The missions youth are considering are both human and robotic. They launch on Earth and visit the Moon, Mars, or asteroids.
Did You Know?
- NASA designs suits differently for some missions. For the Moon, space gloves have adjustable pressure to make manipulation easier. Engineers are designing a space glove to allow for control of a drone on Mars.
- Bonus: NASA has 200 different missions listed on their website.
Quick Tips
- This long activity can be split into two 30 minute activities:
- Part 1: Intro, Assign Mission, ID Hazards
- Part 2: Presentation Prep, Share Out, Reflect
- Many cards apply to each mission. Youth can choose which to focus on.
Glossary
Apollo Missions: The Apollo Program was a series of space missions designed to land humans on the Moon and bring them safely back to Earth. It was mostly active from the 1960s – 1970s. We're still analyzing data and samples from the Apollo missions!
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Activity Timing
5 min
Introduction
10 min
Assign Mission
10 min
Identify Hazards and Mitigation for Your Mission
15 min
Prepare for the Presentation
25 min
Share Out and Discussion
5 min
Reflect
65 min
Total