• Read The Mission Scenario.
• Present the Mission Briefing PowerPoint^®.

• (optional) Print handouts of the Mission Briefing PowerPoint^®.

• Read Overview of Teams.
• Use each team's materials found in the "Student Materials" section.
• (optional) Use Job Application: The Daily Planet to have students “apply” for team roles.
• Acceptance Letter Request

• Use the "Student Materials" section  to print one copy per student of just their own team materials. They will use these for practice.

• See lesson plan.
• Ratios, Proportions, and Cross-multiplication answer key.

• Student Worksheet: Ratios, Proportions, and Cross-multiplication

4

Preparing for Mission Day

• See lesson plan.
• Read Overview of Teams.

50 min.

• Student teams need computers.
• Use online Life Support Tool: Sonia.
• Use online Life Support Tool: Bob.
• Use online Life Support Tool: Ilya.
• Use online Task Control Tool.

• Be sure you have conducted a test connection.
• Be sure each team computer is set up and test the Communications Center on it.
• Print plenty of copies of the report forms on differently colored papers - one color per team.

5

Mission Day

• Read What Happens During the Simulation.
• Bookmark the Communications Center on team computers.
• Keep a copy of the Mission Day Answer Key handy.

90 min.

• Use the "Student Materials" section to print out one copy per student of just their own team materials.