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Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
How to Survive on Mars: the Science Behind the Human Exploration of Mars
Monash University
This online course explored the key scientific concepts needed for humans to survive on Mars. The course presented the science learners would need to produce the essentials for human life: water, energy, oxygen and food. Emphasising the interdisciplinary and interconnected nature of science, the course encouraged learners to create a concept map to synthesise key information from the course, helping them plan how they might survive in an environment as hostile as Mars.
4 weeks, 3 hours per week
Tina Overton
Professor of Chemistry
Monash University
Jasmina Lazendic-Galloway
Lecturer in Physics and Astronomy
Monash University
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Apply basic science to explore possible ways of producing water, oxygen, food and energy on Mars.
- Describe possible solutions and outcomes to problem-based scenarios.
- Synthesise key information from across the course to produce a plan for how to survive on Mars.
- Discuss the pros and cons of different survival strategies on Mars.
Syllabus
- Water: the properties of water, and how to extract water on Mars
- Energy: solar energy, wind energy and energy from other sources
- Oxygen: the Martian atmosphere, oxygen on Mars, and how to recycle oxygen
- Food: nutrients for life, the challenge of growing food on Mars
- Concept Maps: how to create them to synthesise and organise knowledge
Issued on 14th September 2018
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