This project is due on 4/3/12
The final part of the project is to promote your planet. This promotion may be presented in many different forms. It could be an advertisement poster, brochure, web page, or video. Whatever form it takes, it must describe the different parts of the planet and your colony. It should explain all the basic needs of the colonists and how these needs are provided. This promotion also should reflect your knowledge of your planet and your knowledge of the difficulties of supporting human life in space. It will contain information already presented on the four previous planet assignments. It should also contain pictures and or videos.

Purpose: It will address one of the following
  1. Raise support for research on your planet.
  2. Recruit new people to move to your colony.
  3. Promote your planet/ colony as a tourist destination.

Required information
  • Detailed facts about your planet (Part 1)
    • Common planet facts
    • Interesting/ exciting details that make your planet special.
    • Explanation of the 9 required resources (Part 2)
Water, Safe temperature range/heat source, Shelter, Food source, Safe gravity range, Energy/fuel source, Light, Fertile ground, Oxygen
  • Does it exist on your planet and how?
  • How do you provide for the missing pieces?
  • Why people should travel to, or support your planet/ Colony Details (Part 3)
    • Details about your colony.
    • What can you do on your planet
    • What research is being preformed
    • Pictures or video of your planet/ colony

This assignment is a combination of science and science fiction. You will need to use your imagination as you write about your colony or space station. Start with the facts of your planet then make up solutions, invent new technologies, but do not resort to “magic” or constant restocking of supplies from Earth. The more scientifically plausible your solutions are, the higher your grade will be. Use your imagination, and don’t be afraid to dream!

Other topics your promotion piece might address
  • History - When was the space station built? Were there any difficulties constructing it?
  • Purpose - Why was it built? What do the colonists hope to accomplish there?
  • Goals - Is this space station part of a larger plan?
  • New technologies - Where there any new inventions that helped in the construction or functions of the colony?