창의력 올림피아드

● Imagine you are an astronaut on a mission to Mars. What would you need to take with you for the journey?

● Imagine you are that same astronaut returning from a long mission on Mars. What would you want to do first when you are back on Earth?

● Imagine you are a NASA scientist out in the field in a very remote area doing data collection to verify satellite information about (precipitation, land cover, soil moisture, etc.). Tell a story about where you would go, what you and your team might encounter and obstacles you might have to overcome.

● You are touring a NASA research center, such as Kennedy Space Center in Florida or Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California. What types of jobs might you see people doing? (Think outside the box!)

● Working in space: Astronauts have to deal with a lot of challenges when working in space, including how difficult it is to manipulate tools in space suit gloves. Use the given materials to design a tool to pick up (various small objects, that could be given more interesting names/purposes) while wearing mittens. This would be in two parts – time to design and test the tool, and time to actually attempt to
retrieve as many objects as possible.

● Satellite retrieval: You need to retrieve a satellite and and bring it in closer for repairs. Use the given materials to build a tool that can retrieve the model satellite from a distance. This would be in two parts, time to design and test the tool, and time to actually retrieve the satellite. (Imagine a table and tape line 2-3 feet away that cannot be crossed by the students. They have to build something to reach across the gap.)

● Building hurricane resistant towers: This activity is related to hurricanes, which NASA studies, and has been well tested with students: https://pmm.nasa.gov/education/interactive/building-hurricanes-engineering-design-challenge

● Show pictures of weird-looking tools or equipment that have been used by astronauts or scientists/engineers on the ground. Ask students to brainstorm what they could be used for.

● Astronauts on Mars will experience a communication delay with Mission Control on Earth of between 3 and 22 minutes, depending on where the planets are in their orbits. Create a short skit that incorporates an amusing situation that might result from that communication delay. (This would be two parts – planning time and presentation time of the short skit. Could include props, or could just be pantomime.)

● Build a satellite: Use the materials provided to build an Earth-observing satellite, and then tell a story about what it would be used for.  Make sure you include a description of the parts of your satellite, the instruments it would have on it, and the scientific questions it would help to answer.

● Astronauts have travelled to a planet orbiting a star that is brighter and hotter (or cooler and dimmer) than our Sun. Describe what they might find in their explorations of that planet.