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The development of life support systems for Marsville is a major concern for the settlers. It is important to understand how these various systems operate on Earth before plans are made for the operation of similar systems on Mars. What affect will lower gravity have on the designs? How will the natural resources on Mars be used effectively? These types of concerns need to be addressed before the explorers leave Earth!
The Canadian National Marsville settlement will be made up of several thousand colonists. As space explorers, you will need to gather information about the different life support systems that operate within your local community. During the first part of this investigation, you will have opportunities to collect resource material from many sources across the country. This can then be shared with other teams who are developing a similar system at another location. This will ensure that the most appropriate systems will be developed for the Marsville communities.
Each habitat team will gather information about their life support system from a wide variety of resources and share their findings with other teams across the country. For example, the water supply team in British Columbia, a coastal province, might locate very different information about how water systems operate than a water supply team in Saskatchewan, an inland province. Online mentors will provide support for all teams through the discussion groups on ENO/REO.
end of February - middle of April
ongoing throughout the CNM Program
this part of the program should start after you have gathered general information about Mars
to work collaboratively on system designs with all CNM sites
to access Internet sites to find information related to your topic
to use electronic communication to:
find and share information
design team web pages for system designs
discuss issues related to system designs
test system designs and ideas with a wide audience
to work with professional mentors online to ensure technical and scientific accuracy in final system designs
local pollution control centres
air conditioning/heating companies
school caretaking staff
post your findings in the marsville.mars2005.air (newsreader access) or marsville.mars2005.air (web access) discussion group
local phone company, cable TV, radio stations
newspapers, computer user groups, school office
post your findings in the marsville.mars2005.communications (newsreader access) or marsville.mars2005.communications (web access) discussion group
local hydro-electric company, gas company, solar energy companies
Canadian Nuclear Energy Commission
post your findings in the marsville.mars2005.energy (newsreader access) or marsville.mars2005.energy (web access) discussion group
factories, farms, manufacturing companies, local restaurants, school cafeteria
Public Health departments
post your findings in the marsville.mars2005.food (newsreader access) or marsville.mars2005.food (web access)
city parks and recreation departments, fitness centres
local medical personnel, physical education teachers
post your findings in the marsville.mars2005.recreation (or marsville.mars2005.recreation) discussion group
local weather stations, government environmental agencies
local air conditioning/heating companies
post your findings in the marsville.mars2005.temperature (newsreader access) or marsville.mars2005.temperature (web access) discussion group
local bus lines, airport, subway systems, car companies, taxi companies
school bus line
post your findings in the marsville.mars2005.transportation (newsreader access) or marsville.mars2005.transportation (web access) discussion group
local waste treatment facilities, hospitals
recycling companies
post your findings in the marsville.mars2005.waste (newsreader access) or marsville.mars2005.waste (web access) discussion group
water treatment plants, swimming pool/Jacuzzi companies
dry ice manufacturer
post your findings in the marsville.mars2005.water (newsreader access) or marsville.mars2005.water (web access) discussion group
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