Future of Space Exploration

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📚 Part 1: Multiple Choice (WALT: identify current and future missions)

1. Which of these is a current Mars rover?

Perseverance

Voyager 1

Hubble Space Telescope

2. Which mission programme aims to return humans to the Moon as a step towards Mars?

Artemis

Curiosity

Starlink

3. Check all that apply: Major challenges for humans living on Mars include:

Thin atmosphere (very low air pressure)

Extremely high average temperatures (over 100°C)

Limited water availability

Lower gravity than Earth

4. Which technology would most directly help astronauts grow food on Mars?

Hydroponics and controlled-environment agriculture

Solar sail propulsion

Deep-space radio transmitters

✏️ Part 2: Short Answers (WALT: understand challenges and discuss implications)

5. In one sentence, explain why Mars' atmosphere is a challenge for humans.

6. List two scientific benefits of sending humans to Mars (briefly):

7. Reflect: In one short paragraph, answer — "What does space colonisation mean for our future as a species?"

8. Ethical question: Name one ethical concern about colonising other planets and suggest one way to address it.

🎨 Part 3: Creative Task & Extension (WALT: discuss implications and explore deeper)

9. Draw and label a simple Mars habitat. Include at least: life support, food area, and power source.

10. Extension activities for advanced learners (choose one):

Extension 1: Research an upcoming mission (e.g. SpaceX Starship, NASA Artemis) and prepare a 2-minute report for the class.

Extension 2: Design a short plan (bullet points) showing how to make a Mars habitat ecologically sustainable — include food, water and waste ideas.

Extension 3: Investigate Māori perspectives about new frontiers and write a brief paragraph connecting these ideas to space colonisation.

Future of Space Exploration

Future of Space Exploration

📚 Part 1: Multiple Choice (WALT: identify current and future missions)

✏️ Part 2: Short Answers (WALT: understand challenges and discuss implications)

🎨 Part 3: Creative Task & Extension (WALT: discuss implications and explore deeper)

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