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Lead your section in a debate about what it would be like to live on the red planet

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Instructions

1 Using the information provided on this page, explain to your section that UK Space Agency is involved in supporting a current mission to find out more about Mars. You could remind them about Scout Ambassador Tim Peake’s job as an astronaut, and that he spent time living on the International Space Station.

2 Tell the section to imagine they have just landed on Mars to start a new civilization. Discuss together some of the pros and cons of moving there.

3 Divide them into two groups and explain that they will be debating whether or not we should move to Mars: decide which group should be ‘for’ and which one is ‘against’. Each group needs equal time and opportunity to put forward their reasons.

4 Ask them to consider and discuss what life would be like, using the questions provided to spark debate.

5 Next, ask the groups to present their arguments for and against to the rest of the section.

6 Ask each group what they found most convincing about the other group’s argument. Then hold a vote to see who would like to move to Mars.

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• Astronautics - Debate