'Nasa Exercise: Survival On The Moon' Activity Sheet printable pdf download

'Nasa Exercise: Survival On The Moon' Activity Sheet

NASA Exercise: Survival on the Moon

Scenario:

You are a member of a space crew originally scheduled to rendezvous with a

mother ship on the lighted surface of the moon. However, due to mechanical

difficulties, your ship was forced to land at a spot some 200 miles from the

rendezvous point. During reentry and landing, much of the equipment aboard

was damaged and, since survival depends on reaching the mother ship, the

most critical items available must be chosen for the 200-mile trip. Below are

listed the 15 items left intact and undamaged after landing. Your task is to

rank order them in terms of their importance for your crew in allowing them

to reach the rendezvous point. Place the number 1 by the most important item,

the number 2 by the second most important, and so on through number 15 for

the least important.

Your Ranking

NASA Ranking

_______ Box of matches _______

_______ Food concentrate _______

_______ 50 feet of nylon rope _______

_______ Parachute silk _______

_______ Portable heating unit _______

_______ Two .45 caliber pistols _______

_______ One case of dehydrated milk _______

_______ Two 100 lb. tanks of oxygen _______

_______ Stellar map _______

_______ Self-inflating life raft _______

_______ Magnetic compass _______

_______ 20 liters of water _______

_______ Signal flares _______

_______ First aid kit, including injection needle _______

_______ Solar-powered FM receiver-transmitter _______

'Nasa Exercise: Survival On The Moon' Activity Sheet