You and your partner have a choice to make. Should the first off-Earth settlement be built on the Moon or on Mars? There are pros and cons to each.
To start, go to:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonization_of_Mars
http://marshome.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonization_of_the_Moon
http://www.nss.org/settlement/
Now look at some of the missions:
http://planetary.org/explore/topics/the_moon/missions.html
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/programmissions/
Use your Unit 2 readings to help you see if there are:
a) plate tectonics
b) a magnetosphere
c) an atmosphere
d) water
e) gravitational forces
f) minerals
g) temperature extremes
Use the solar system orrery to determine the distance between the Earth and the Moon and the Earth and Mars.
Finally, take a look at the life and health risks involved in being an astronaut
http://sciencenetlinks.com/science-news/science-updates/astronaut-health-risks/
http://science.howstuffworks.com/bathroom-in-space.htm
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/02/23/147294191/why-astronauts-crave-tabasco-sauce
http://mysteriousuniverse.org/2011/09/astronaut-issues-point-to-problems-for-future-space-exploration/
Make your decision, and be prepared to support it with at least 5 reasonable arguments/evidence. Create a powerpoint and upload to Google Docs (share it with me) or email it to me.
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