Mars -
Our New Home?
Think carefully about each question, and use evidence from the texts to support your conclusions. Write your answers in full sentences, and use explanations and examples where needed.
Surface Level: Find the Answer in the Text
- What are some similarities between Earth and Mars?
It has a night and day cycle, seasons, and polar ice caps. |
- Humans would find it challenging to live on Mars without what?
It could be challenging because of its colder temperatures and thin atmosphere. |
- What are the 3 things that the article says are making our planet Earth unlivable?
Pollution, climate change, and the overuse of natural resources are making earth less liveable |
Inference: Use Clues from the Text to Think of an Answer
- Explain in your own words why scientists are exploring the possibility of a move to Mars?
Because they are thinking about if in the future what will happen if our planet becomes to damaged so they are exploring the new possibility of living on mars. |
- What are some challenges that humans would face if there was a move to Mars?
Some of them would be the harsh environments on the planet which would be a risk to our health also we would need to figure out how to grow food there plus we would have to figure out how to create sustainable habitats and generate resources necessary for survival . |
- Why do you think plants will be so important to the terraforming of Mars?
They would be important for producing oxygen for us to breathe but also for us to have a supply of food from some plants. |
Unfamiliar Words: Clarifying Language that may cause Misunderstanding
Word | Sentence from the text | Definition |
Enthusiast | A planet called mars, located 342 million kilometres away from earth has captured the imagination of scientists and space enthusiasts alike. | A person who is very interested in a particular activity or subject. |
Potential | Mars holds the potential for us to explore and perhaps even call it our new home someday. | Having or showing the capacity to develop into something in the future. |
Abundant | While earth is beautiful and abundant, we must face the reality that our actions are harming our planet. | Having plenty of. |
Generate | We would need to find ways to grow food , create sustainable habitats , and generate the resources necessary for survival. | Produce or create. |
Global Inferencing: Making Connections between the Text and the Wider World
Would you want to be one of the first people living on Mars?
Come up with solid reasons for your choice, and provide evidence, and examples to support your reasons.
I don’t think I would because I love earth this is where I was born raised and I love it here, but on Mars I would be a little it scared honestly because it would be new and if I was one of the first people than there would still need to be a lot of work for it to be definitely safe to live there and if something goes wrong like if whatever provides oxygen is broken that would be bad. So my answer is I want to stay here and live on earth. |