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Ayden’s Science wonder inquiry project

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Ayden’s Science Wonder Inquiry project

My big question – What do we have to do to be able to live on Mars?

 

Goal of my project – To understand and go into detail about what we need to do as a society to be able to live on Mars and make it a liveable planet. In other words, what needs to get done to be able to go live on this planet? What is stopping us?

Introduction – While I am sure I am not the only one wondering why we cannot live on other planets, I am sure you are wondering what is stopping us from doing so. If anything, Mars is the closest we can allow people to live there. Other planets such as Venus, Mercury and Jupiter are not very possible choices as they lack proper temperatures and you cannot even stand still on them. Mars is and will be the next planet to be liveable other than Earth, and this project will explain to you how it might be possible.

 

Ever since I was a little kid, I have always wondered what it would be like to see a small population of people live on Mars, rather than a couple million people living there. I also wondered why we all lived on Earth and nobody lived on Mars. While we don’t live there, I have always asked, “What is stopping us from living there?”

 

Inside The Planet MARS - The Lab World Group

https://www.thelabworldgroup.com/blog/inside-planet-mars/

 

Research portion 

 

Water – While it does seem a little bit complicated, it is one of the easiest problems to solve when it comes to adapting to live on Mars. There are multiple choices that we have when it comes to getting water. One of the options is the polar caps. They are a high-latitude region of a planet or moon that is covered in ice.  Extracting water from these caps would involve mining the ice and then melting it, which would then result in water. Another possible way to get water is minerals. Minerals on Mars contain water with a crystalline structure. When you heat these, they will explode, and water will be released. This procedure will include mining the Martian soil and processing it to extract the bound water.

Polar ice caps may reveal climate history of Mars - Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences - Purdue University

cra photo of polar caps

 

https://www.eaps.purdue.edu/news/articles/2023/0518_mcglasson_mars.html

 

Oxygen (why oxygen is stopping us) –  The oxygen that humans need to breathe is essentially nonexistent on Mars. Mars does not have the potential to naturally produce an oxygen-rich atmosphere, in contrast to Earth, which did so because of photosynthetic organisms. Less than 1% of Earth’s atmosphere pressure is on Mars. The atmospheric pressure is too low for human lungs, even if oxygen was magically added. Any breathable gas would rapidly evaporate into space at these low pressures unless it was held in a pressurized atmosphere. While they are ways to avoid it, this remains one of the biggest issues to be able to live on Mars. scientist today are still trying to figure out ways to work their way around it.

 

Oxygen ( why oxygen is NOT an issue) By creating oxygen from the CO2-rich atmosphere of the planet, the Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment (MOXIE) could make it a possibility for humans to exist on Mars. Because of this technology, there is less require for moving oxygen from Earth to maintain life support systems and the generation of rocket fuel, making it possible for humans to live sustainably on Mars. While this is still a work in progress, I believe and hope that this will become a success in the near future.

MOXIE experiment: NASA made enough oxygen on Mars to last an astronaut for 100 minutes | New Scientist

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2335518-nasa-made-enough-oxygen-on-mars-to-last-an-astronaut-for-100-minutes/

*Above is a photo of the moxie experiment from NASA

 

Temperatures ( and how we will deal with it)  Future explorers and settlers are going to be able to live in a livable environment thanks to the implementation of modern insulation techniques, smart thermal control systems, reliable energy sources, and creative living designs. Like I just said in this previous sentence, it won’t be easy, but with maybe another 20 years, I won’t be surprised to see people living in mars. The greenhouse affect is also another way we can use to gain heat. In another article I found,  ( 4th link below) they talked about using current mars materials to help build igloos and even below the surface housing.

 

How we can protect ourselves from radiation  Humans on Mars have many choices for radiation protection. One way to protect against solar radiation is to build covered homes or cover them with Martian dirt. (Martian dirt is the dirt located on mars)  Radiation blockers may also be created by building cutting-edge materials like water or polymers rich in hydrogen. Another idea is to create electric or magnetic fields (big fields of land) that would look like Earth’s shielding magnetosphere. It is also very important to develop spaceships with improved shielding for travel and to provide worn radiation protection. In order to protect human health throughout extended missions and ultimate settlement, these coordinated strategies will be essential.

 

Conclusion In conclusion, there are many obstacles to overcome before it becomes possible to live on Mars, but scientific and technological developments are making it a possibility. We must create dependable processes for making oxygen, extracting water, and preserving a steady temperature if we are to live on Mars. While complex insulation and thermal control systems will assist manage high temperatures, technologies like MOXIE show promise in producing oxygen from Mars’ CO2-rich atmosphere. Human safety will be guaranteed by radiation protection techniques, such as underground housing and cutting-edge shielding materials. The dream of relocating to Mars grows more and more realistic as we overcome these challenges, maybe leading to the planet being humanity’s second home.

 

(video)    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oL_peZBBZ2Y&t=4s

https://www.planetary.org/articles/your-guide-to-water-on-mars

https://www.eaps.purdue.edu/news/articles/2023/0518_mcglasson_mars.html

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2335518-nasa-made-enough-oxygen-on-mars-to-last-an-astronaut-for-100-minutes/

https://www.engineeringforkids.com/about/news/2024/april/can-humans-live-on-mars-what-would-it-look-like-efk/#:~:text=Shelter%20on%20Mars&text=Homes%20on%20Mars%20would%20need,or%20below%20the%20ground%20surface.

I have a total of 8 sources for my project

 

 

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Rube gorlberg project

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This project was completed alongside Kai.

Video of our project

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Firstly, the dominios fall down due to the vibration from the phone buzzing. Next, after the dominos fall down, it pushes down the ball on the as it goes down onto the slope. After that, the ball will fall onto the pulley. Following that, the pulley will push down and go onto the lever. There are two magnets on the pulley and the lever. Therefore, it is connected to each other, making the lever work and let the ball go down. Finally, the second ball will go down the slope and fall into the simple step of going into the cup at the end.

The dominos represent kinetic energy

the phone uses electricial energy

the rubber balls uses eleastic energy

pulley use gravitational energy

there are two mangets under the pulley and the lever, therefore using magnetic energy

potential energy uses as and represents as pulley

phones uses sound energy as well

machines are lever, pulley and slope 

 

Core compenticies ( i chose the thinking competency)

 

This project demonstrates our communication because since it is a group project, we had to communicate with each other lots. From texting and calling each other lots to figure out what we each need to do so that the work is split evenly, to even coming over to each other’s house and making sure we get everything right in order. Especially in a project where it is quite complicated in terms of what we are doing, i think communication was a very key and important part for this project. When building this rube Goldberg project, my partner had to talk to each other lots to make sure everything was in order, from the dominios going down, to making sure the pulley was right. Another way where communication was important was when we were building and designing the rube golberg. We had to make sure we agreed on everything before moving on and to avoid arguing about what goes into the project, we both had equal say on everything.  

 

 

Week 17 – Math 10

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This week in math we learned how to solve word problems. the first thing that you gotta do is find the variables which will represent the values that we don’t know. After that, you have to form a system of equations that involve the variables. next, you solve the system. Finally, you can answer the problem. Even if you are super confident that you are right, always make sure you check your solution and plug in into the original solution. When there are word problems that introduce the distance, speed, or time of something, you can use the formula speed multiplied by time equals distance. (TxS=D) It is a triangle that will have Distance on the top, speed on the left and time on the right.

 

 

Week 14 – Math 10

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This week in math i learned about the 3 different types of equations, the y-intercept form, general form and slope form. In other words, we had to learn how to put them into each other, such as turning the general form to slope, and y-intercept to general form, etc. Below is a way to turn an equation to y-intercept form.

turn  y-8 = -2(x-6) to the y intercept form.

the first step that you should do is use polynomials to help you, so you would -2 times x followed by -2 times -6. you would then get -2x + 12. In the next line, you will want to flip the -8 to the other side. The important thing you have to remember is to turn it into a positive because you are moving it to the other side.  Your next step will be to add (add because you moved it to the other side making it a positive,) 8 to -2. your answer will be 6. Now that you added everything together, you should get an answer of y = 6 -2X. The reason that 2 is always 2 from the beginning is that because it has a variable, you can also add and subtract a number to it when it is an X.

 

Week 5 – Math 10

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This week I learned how to solve questions that involved finding the degrees in right angles triangles and solving for sides in a right-angle triangle. To be able to do this, I had to first be able to label off the sides including the hypotenuse, adjacent and opposite sides. After I did that, I had to determine whether or not the question was the Pythagorean theorem or trigonometry. After I did that ( see photo below), I had to figure out whether the question was a tangent, cosine or sin. Following this, I plugged in the two numbers into a fraction. then, I had to isolate X, by putting it on one side and putting everyone else on the other side of the equals. then, it is pretty simple, as I just have to punch the rest into a calculator. Also, although not included in the photo, SOH CAH TOA was a big part in helping me in trigonometry.

 

 

HCE 9 – English Write

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Here is my HCE assignment with Steve Cutts’ image “We and I”. I have created an expository paragraph exploring the theme of working together and getting rid of self-centeredness.

 

We and I

 

 

Drawing by Steve Cutts. To me, it illustrates the imbalance between "We" and "I".

 

 

 

 

For my HCE English write, I chose the “We and I” photo by Steve Cutts. When I first looked at this image, I did not think it had any significance other than some countrymen on a boat. But after analyzing the photo, I realized there was a special message behind it. In fact, there was more than one message present in it. To me, the author is trying to show how/when there is a problem, to fix it, we need to work cooperatively. A team together is stronger than each individually separately. We cannot all go our own separate ways or only think about ourselves because when we do, that’s when potential conflicts may start to form. In the photo, they are all trying to build their own boats with the materials from the original boat during a turbulent time. The men are trying to do their own thing, and in the process, they are slowly breaking the boat. Eventually, there will be no more parts of the boat left and they will be stuck in the middle of the ocean with pieces that will not get them to shore. This is not a highly intelligent idea, especially since they are in potential danger. They are also all wearing remarkably similar clothing. These include their hats, shirts, shoes, and pants. Not only is their clothing similar, but their facial expressions are very alike. They all have a remarkably similar goal in mind; taking as many materials as possible and thinking for themselves. In other words, they are being selfish and self-centred about their own well-being. They are all in an agitated state of mind as their focus is on themselves and not their group of 5. The deeper meaning behind this photo represents that for some things not only on boats but in life, you must work together to solve a problem and make something work.   

Community connections

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I interviewed Quinn Betteridge, who was my assistant baseball coach last year. This year though, he moved on to be the assistant coach of the UBC bantam baseball team. Some of his responsibilities include videotaping his players and giving them feedback on how to improve, coaching first base and running a good number of drills during the practice.  

 

I chose to interview this individual because not is he a good coach and involved with my favourite sport, baseball, but he is very intelligent and has a very high IQ. For instance, he pays attention to the small things and takes notes of the small but could honestly be the most important part of the game. His strategies and gameplay of baseball are very similar to mine.  

 

 

I am currently serving as an assistant coach for the UBC bantam baseball club.  This is my first year in this role, as I was the assistant coach for the reds for the past 3 years. Besides being the assistant to my head coach Luke Yam, I do a variety of things. Some of these things include video-taping my players to help improve their fundamentals of the game, coaching first base (one of the most important responsibilities in the game and throwing batting practice for my players, both during practice and before the game. Besides being a baseball coach, I am also a program designer in north Vancouver.  

 

 

As I mentioned above, I am also a program designer in north Vancouver. It involved a lot of training and education for me to have that job. But it is something that I have wanted to do for a long time since I was a kid. Going back to baseball, I have always wanted to be a professional baseball player. Unfortunately, I wasn’t a very strong player, getting cut from a lot of the teams that I played for. I still wanted to pursue baseball, which is part of the reason why I applied to be one, first with the Richmond Chuckers.  

 

If I were to give someone advice about being a baseball coach, well there are a lot of them. The #1 piece of advice that I would give is patience. A lot of players that I have had the chance to coach are typically very skilled, but it is not on the outside. In other words, they have talent, but it is your job as a coach to bring that talent to the surface. If you’re just starting up as a coach whether it is at the kindergarten level or at the MLB level, make sure you are pat. Some other things include building relationships with your players, getting to know your other coaching staff well and making sure you are giving them the correct information, and not random things that are incorrect.  

 

I would say I am passionate about what I do, (as a coach, of course,) because of my love for the game. Ever since I was a little kid, being involved in baseball was always a big part of me, both mentally and physically. It was almost an escape from tough times and reality.  I wasn’t the best baseball player in my age group though, so I had to find other ways to get myself involved. If I wasn’t a player, it would have to be a coach, which I am doing now. Dating back to about 5 years ago, I have had my pros and cons of coaching. Despite coaching 7–10-year-olds at one point, which wasn’t my cup of tea, made me go into coaching 14-17 years old. Ever since I started this role, I have wanted to become a coach at a higher level, but for now, especially with my job, I am sticking with coaching minor baseball.  

 

Where do I see myself in 10 years? I see myself either as a higher-level coach (my dream) or even where I am right now. I am enjoying myself here at the UBC thunderbirds bantam team and have grown great relationships with the kids, despite being here for under 6 months. It also helps that most of the kids seem to like me and I like them, for the most part. Whether I am here, or with another pbl (bc baseball league) I have enjoyed coaching and hope to do it for at least another 10 years.

 

 

 

SS9 core compenticies

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Name:ayden Date:

 

 

 

 

 Self-Reflection

Describe how the artifact you selected shows your strengths & growth in specific core competencies. The prompt questions on the left – or other self-assessment activities you may have done – may guide your reflection process.

 

I think that the Okanagan-Thompson PowerPoint presentation reflected and demonstrated my thinking competencies the most. I say this because when I was working on the project, whether it was in class or at home, it was a little bit hard to get started working. BUT once I got started and got into a grove, it was relatively easy to get work done. My other problem when doing this project was that it was also a little bit challenging because there was a lot of information that I wanted to write down on the presentation, but with so little room, (on the PowerPoint) I had to pick the BEST info to put into the project. An example of this was whether I would put in the weather in the winter or if it snows here. All these examples and scenarios that I mentioned above represent my thinking skills because I had to be in a quiet place to think about this project. Another way that I had to use my thinking skills was that since it was a group project, I had to think about which region/area I was going to do for my project. In general, though, I would say that this assignment/project was a successful one.  

  

The way that I think I can develop my thinking skills a little more is by trying to space out my work and do it in bunches instead of doing it all at once. Since I waited until the last minute, (last two classes) it was a little bit stressful as I was trying to wrap it up. Next time I am given a lot of time to work on a project, I need to balance my time better. Doing this will guarantee that I am putting in my best work and there will not be any silly mistakes. Another way that I could possibly develop my thinking skills is by not procrastinating and doing my work right away. 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How does the artifact you selected demonstrate strengths & growth in the thinking competencies?

 

In what ways might you further develop your thinking competencies?