1. Journal Another Star System (traveling on the Sea Dragon Starship) You and your fellow team members have made a long and arduous journey to a small yellow G-4 star called Sol in the backwaters of the Orion Arm of the Milky Way Galaxy. Your three-day mission is to explore the Sol solar system, and to decide which, if any, of its astronomical bodies are home to life. For your journal today, I would like you to write about what you think it would be like to travel to another star, and what you think you would find there. October 14, 2003

2. Journal Exploring the Planets You have been exploring the planets of Sol for the past day, and will continue today. What is the most fascinating thing you have learned so far? What other astronomical bodies to you want to explore? Why? October 15, 2003

3. Journal The Game of Life We’ll be playing some games today, testing your knowledge of the planets. While we’re doing so, I’d like you to keep in mind what in necessary for life to exist. What do you think is necessary for life to exist on a given planet? October 16, 2003