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Student Instructions
1. Read the short recap about living in space. 2. Learn key words and match them with definitions. 3. Brainstorm and draw your habitat design with labels. 4. Complete the activities, answer questions, and share your design with a partner.
Teacher Notes (not visible to students)
This activity guides students to plan a small space habitat that includes oxygen, food production, sleeping area, radiation protection, and water recycling. Use this lesson after a short intro about life support basics (plants, filters, solar power, and shielding). Students should work individually on initial designs and then pair up to compare ideas. Prep: Provide plain paper, pencils, colored pencils, and rulers. If possible, provide large paper for a shared poster. For the partner activity, allow access to a tablet or classroom camera so students can take a photo or short video of their model. High-quality paragraph responses describe where each system is placed, how it works, and why choices protect crew health. For multimedia sketches, a high-quality response includes a labeled drawing/photo with all required systems visible and a 1–2 sentence oral or written explanation linking placement to function.
