Suitable for:
Ideal activity for 6+
What you’ll learn:
Background:
The Bloodhound LSR High Speed Testing took place on a dry lake bed (Hakskeen Pan) in Northern Cape, South Africa. There are no facilities of any kind at the Pan; it is essentially a blank desert landscape many miles from the nearest town.
The Bloodhound project team, the car and all of their equipment had to be transported there and set up to run the project at its crucial final phase, leading to the record attempt. This involved 30 personnel for up to 90 days. This was done by Stuart Edmondson, Engineering Operations in 2019.
This video shows how crucial keeping the environment protected around Hakskeen Pan is:
Your Challenge:
Your challenge is to consider human and storage needs when running the car in South Africa and to plan a base for personnel to live and work in, set in a desert environment.
You can work in groups or on your own.
Workshop requirements:
Process:
Task 1:
Task 2 (Key Stage 2 Level 4)
It is estimated that an adult needs to drink a minimum of 3 litres of water a day.
In the camp there will be 60 people and they will be there for 90 days.
a) What is the minimum amount of water needed for drinking?
b) If the drinking water is stored in 2 Litre bottles, how many bottles will they need?
c) Do you think it is a good or bad idea to store the water in this way? Give your reasons.
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