This website is a science project created for the Space Day 2005 competition. We are a team of 7 homeschoolers in 6th through 8th grade from Chieftain Christian Academy.

The Eternal Lights

The following is the challenge presented by Space Day for this project:

Situation

Astronauts are living on the Moon. They're busy conducting experiments, gathering scientific data, and creating an enjoyable place for humans to live. What they're doing on the Moon is out-of-this world. Now they need to let everyone back on Earth know what they're doing.

Action Required

Your students are now a part of a team of astronauts living on the Moon, and they have been tasked with transmitting information about living on the Moon back to Earth. Your student teams must create an electronic newspaper that vividly describes what it's like to live and work on the Moon.

To view the full project description, visit www.SpaceDay.org

Meet the Team!

Chris Perdue

I'm in seventh grade and enjoy history and science. I also like working with my dog, being outside and playing the cello.

I did a lot of research about health in space and wrote the article on our home page, Staying on the Peak of Health. I really appreciated the help I got from Dr. Ronald Merrell of the Medical College of Virginia. I also helped design and build the website and came up with the ad idea for the Lunar Cinema.

It was fun to learn about building websites and I really enjoyed being in the video where I was two characters: Oscar M. Hope and Doug Smith.

Grant Foster

I'm Grant, I'm 12 and I like using my brain. My favorite part of Space Day is getting to see what I did on the internet.

I wrote the article about Solar Storms and did research about solar storms and radiation. I also helped design and build the website. I also came up with the ad for Moonster - jobs on the moon. We contacted Monster.com and they contributed the ad in the banner of our home page.

I was the anchor in the video and co-wrote the script with Jake.

Jake Ripley

I'm in the 6th grade. One thing I liked about Space Day was working on the video. In my free time I play outdoors.

I wrote the article about sports on the moon and I worked a lot on the website. I drew the cartoon, helped with the design, made the sports complex ad and helped edit all our photos into these cool space helmets on this page.

I also co-wrote the script with Grant and was Pablo in the video.

Mary Bloomer

I am Mary. I am 13 and in 8th grade. My favorite sport is ballet, and my favorite color is black. My favorite part of Space Day was hanging out with friends.

I am the author of Clothing in Space on our Style page. I also helped design the look of our website. I did research about food in space and what it might be like to live on the moon.

I was an office worker behind the anchor in the video.

Melissa Engelbrecht

My name is Melissa. I'm 11 years old and in the 6th grade. My favorite part of Space Day was making a web page for my ad for Lightguard, Inc.

I also wrote the article on our Technology page and did research about what it might be like to live on the moon. I created the ad for Turbo Tourbuses on the Living on the Moon page.

I was an office worker behind the anchor in the video.

Michael Smith

I am 12 and in 6th grade. I liked Space Day because I could hang out with my friends. I also enjoy baseball and karate.

I did a lot of research about helium-3 and wrote the article about Moon Wars, the weather report and the resources page. I also helped design the website. I was the Lead Research Scientist on our team.

I was Rufus (Pablo's brother) in the video.

Samantha Foster

I'm Samantha and I'm in 8th grade. I like reading, acting, singing and listening to music.

I wrote the article about Living on the Moon. I also helped design the website.

I was the Town Councilwoman of Geneva, Ohio in the video.