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Mars Settlement & Fabrication Exhibit Design Project WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE MARS SETTLEMENT & FABRICATION EXHIBIT DESIGN PROJECT IQP FINAL REPORT Authors: Sponsor: Connor Whitman Ellison Bruce Mackenzie Jennifer Melissa Hanley David Alejandro Iglesias Adviser: Anthony Michael Fisher James Cocola 4/30/2012 The Mars Exhibit Design project details the necessity of expanding the reach of STEM curriculum to junior high school students for the safety of the future of scientific and technological advancement. The project explores how museum exhibits can be utilized as highly effective teaching devices and presents an exhibit design centered on polymer science, 3D fabrication, and how it relates to the settlement of Mars. I. List of Figures ____________________________________________________________ 1-4 II. Introduction _____________________________________________________________ 1-6 1. Background ______________________________________________________________ 1-7 1.1 Teaching Through Exhibits ........................................................................................... 1-7 1.2 Types of Exhibits........................................................................................................... 1-7 1.3 Designing Attractive and Engaging Displays ............................................................... 1-7 1.3.1 Interaction ________________________________________________________ 1-7 1.3.2 Visibility __________________________________________________________ 1-8 1.4 Establishing a Connection with the Audience .............................................................. 1-9 1.5 Building to Last ............................................................................................................ 1-9 1.6 Current Mars Exhibits................................................................................................. 1-10 1.7 Inquiry Based Learning for Middle School Students ................................................... 1-11 1.8 The Massachusetts State Department of Education STEM Curriculum ..................... 1-13 1.9 3D Printing ................................................................................................................. 1-14 1.9.1 History of 3D Printing _______________________________________________ 1-14 1.10 Martian Resources ..................................................................................................... 1-20 1.11 Why Mars ................................................................................................................... 1-23 1.11.1 History of Space Exploration and Travel ________________________________ 1-23 1.11.2 Lunar Alternative __________________________________________________ 1-25 Advantages and Disadvantages of a Lunar Base ______________________________ 1-26 1.12 Mars Early Expeditions and Resources ....................................................................... 1-28 2. Methodology ____________________________________________________________ 2-30 2.1 Exhibit Design............................................................................................................. 2-30 2.1.1 Initial Design Concepts ______________________________________________ 2-30 2.1.2 Modeling the Initial Exhibit Concepts __________________________________ 2-31 Molecules ____________________________________________________________ 2-32 Jars __________________________________________________________________ 2-32 3.1.7.3 The Earth Factory ________________________________________________ 2-33 3.1.7.4 The Martian Factory ______________________________________________ 2-33 2.1.3 Meeting with Matthew Martin _______________________________________ 2-34 2.1.4 Materials Processing and Polymer Science ______________________________ 2-34 Introduction to Manufacturing ____________________________________________ 2-34 Polymer Science _______________________________________________________ 2-36 Build Your Own Polymer Game ___________________________________________ 2-37 Manufacturing Plastic on Earth ___________________________________________ 2-40 Martian Manufacturing __________________________________________________ 2-41 Build a Mars Habitat Game _______________________________________________ 2-42 2.1.5 Fabrication and Design Engineering ___________________________________ 2-43 Freedom of Design _____________________________________________________ 2-43 1-1 | P a g e Fabrication ____________________________________________________________ 2-44 The 3D Scanner ________________________________________________________ 2-44 LCD TV Monitors _______________________________________________________ 2-45 Tactile 3D Printed Part __________________________________________________ 2-45 Future Applications _____________________________________________________ 2-45 Replication ____________________________________________________________ 2-46 Construction of Settlement ______________________________________________ 2-46 Sustainability __________________________________________________________ 2-46 2.1.6 All About Mars ____________________________________________________ 2-47 Facts and Background ___________________________________________________ 2-47 Resources ____________________________________________________________ 2-47 2.1.7 Global Heat Map Exhibit ____________________________________________ 2-49 2.1.8 Lunar Heat Map Exhibit _____________________________________________ 2-50 2.1.9 The NASA Quiz Challenge ____________________________________________ 2-53 Objects Columns _______________________________________________________ 2-54 Image of Object ________________________________________________________ 2-55 Short Description ______________________________________________________ 2-55 Full Usage History: Large Description _______________________________________ 2-57 2.1.10 Modeling the Exhibit _______________________________________________ 2-57 Molecules ____________________________________________________________ 2-58 Jars __________________________________________________________________ 2-58 3.1.7.3 The Earth Factory ________________________________________________ 2-60 3.1.7.4 The Martian Factory ______________________________________________ 2-60 2.1.11 Activity __________________________________________________________ 2-61 “Mission on Mars: 3D Print a Part” ________________________________________ 2-61 2.2 Infographics ............................................................................................................... 2-61 “Hey Kids, Why Mars?” Infographic ________________________________________ 2-63 2.3 3D Printers ................................................................................................................. 2-66 2.3.1 The Rapid Prototype Printer _________________________________________ 2-66 2.3.2 MakerBot ________________________________________________________ 2-67 Fixing the 3D Printer ____________________________________________________ 2-67 2.4 Public Appearances .................................................................................................... 2-68 2.4.1 Spark! at MIT _____________________________________________________ 2-68 2.4.2 SEE Science Center _________________________________________________ 2-69 2.4.3 AIAA Space Conference & Exposition __________________________________ 2-70 3. Recommendations _______________________________________________________ 3-70 3.1 Education ................................................................................................................... 3-70 3.1.1 The Massachusetts STEM Curriculum In Middle School ____________________ 3-70 3.1.2 Reaching out to Schools _____________________________________________ 3-70 3.1.3 School Visits ______________________________________________________ 3-71 3.2 The Activity ................................................................................................................ 3-71 3.3 Funding ....................................................................................................................... 3-71 3.3.1 Government Grants ________________________________________________ 3-72 3.4 National Science Foundation (NSF) ............................................................................... 73 1-2 | P a g e 3.4.1 Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) __________________________ 73 3.4.2 Corporate Grants and Donations ______________________________________ 74 3.4.3 Private Investment ___________________________________________________ 74 3.4.4 Procuring Funding ___________________________________________________ 74 3.5 Website ......................................................................................................................... 75 3.5.1 Blog Posts __________________________________________________________ 75 4. Conclusion ________________________________________________________________ 77 5. Bibliography ______________________________________________________________ 78 6. Appendix _________________________________________________________________ 83 6.1 Activity .......................................................................................................................... 83 6.1.1 Wrench ____________________________________________________________ 83 6.1.2 Monkey Wrench _____________________________________________________ 84 6.1.3 Hammer ___________________________________________________________ 85 6.2 Rapid Prototype Requirements ..................................................................................... 88 6.2.1 Colors _____________________________________________________________
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