Marstronaut® AMBASSADORS — Career Missions

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🎖️ AMBASSADOR TIER — LEVEL 2

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Marstronaut® Career Missions

Explore 16 real space careers. Build your Pre-Apprenticeship pathway to the stars.

CTE-Aligned · Standards-Based · Workforce Ready

📋 Aligned to NGSS · ISTE · CTE Pathways · CASEL SEL · C3 Framework

Careers Explored

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Career Exploration Progress

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Learn It

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Live It

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Share It

🎯 Mission Patterns

Complete rows, columns & special series for bonus coins

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Your Career Mission Board

Each square is a real space career. Complete Learn It → Live It → Share It to earn your Ambassador badge.

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▶ Lesson Plan — Marstronaut® AMBASSADORS Career Bingo

Grades 5-12 45 min Health / Science / CTE Career Bingo

Learning Objectives

Identify and describe 16 real space industry careers including education requirements, salary ranges, and daily responsibilities

Demonstrate comprehension of how STEM careers connect to Mars mission planning across engineering, science, health, and operations

Apply critical thinking through pre/post assessments, flashcards, matching games, and timed quiz challenges on career-specific knowledge

Connect career exploration to personal strengths, interests, and real-world pathways through self-assessment and mentorship actions

🎣 Hook 3 min

Did you know that a Mars mission needs over 50 different career specialties — and most of them aren't astronauts? From data scientists to welders, from flight surgeons to space agriculture specialists, the people who get us to Mars come from every pathway imaginable. Today you'll explore 16 of those careers and discover which ones match YOUR strengths.

📖 Pre-Game Vocabulary 7 min

Review the Career Mission Board as a class. Each square represents a real career. Have students identify careers they've never heard of. Quick discussion: "Which career surprised you the most?" Preview the Learn It → Live It → Share It flow.

🎮 Gameplay 20 min

Round 1 (12 min): Students select a career square, complete Pre-Confidence rating and Pre-Check quiz, then read Learn It content.

Round 2 (8 min): Move to Live It — play Game Zone games (flashcards, matching, quiz blitz). Complete Career Exploration Actions. Score 80%+ on matching to earn a Spin4Rewards spin!

💬 Debrief Discussion 10 min

1. Which career surprised you the most?
2. What patterns in education requirements across salary levels?
3. If assembling a Mars crew, which 5 careers would you pick first and why?

🔗 Extensions 5 min

Writing: Write a "Day in the Life" journal entry set on Mars in 2045

Math: Create a salary comparison chart of career pathways

Research: Deep-dive one career and present a 2-min "Career Pitch"

Connection: Complete the BASICS Prevention Bingo Card

Standards Alignment:
ISTE 1.1: Empowered Learner ISTE 1.3: Knowledge Constructor ISTE 1.6: Creative Communicator ISTE 1.4: Innovative Designer SHAPE Std 4: Responsible Behavior NHES 1: Core Concepts NHES 3: Access Information NHES 5: Decision Making NGSS HS-ETS1: Engineering Design ASCD: Healthy, Engaged, Challenged CTE: Career Exploration & Readiness

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Full AI chat integration coming soon! For now, explore careers on the board to learn more.

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