We started off the session looking at this “alien” message and trying to work out what it meant.
This was quite a provocation as we drew on our prior experiences, understanding of symbols and cultural awareness.
https://youtu.be/XyyVpHrjonU
We started to build up our understanding of the challenges and solutions in colonising Mars. There was some great thinking and questioning like;
- What if the aliens are smarter than us?
- What if they have less or different senses than us and can’t hear or see?
- What if they were less complex, like bacteria?
- What if they communicated through smells?
- What if they don’t want to share the planet?
- would it be different if they came to Earth to visit?
Itsara pointed out early in the session that it seemed like a stretch that we went from exploring Australia’s history with the First Nations peoples, by the end he could explain that there were some similarities .
We went on with creating handbooks for surviving on Mars. Here are a few of the drafts…
