a webquest for 2 nd grade created by mrs. reynolds
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A WebQuest for 2nd Grade
Created by Mrs. Reynolds
Introduction
When the Sun dips below the horizon,
the daytime is through.
The heavens are darkened;
We see the rise of the Moon.
The stars and the planets come out
to play and provide light for the Earth,
until break of day.
Introduction Tasks Process Evaluation Conclusion Credits
TasksThe fuel cells of your Space ship are empty.
You and your team must fill the fuel cells with facts about your assigned destination. Begin with the basic facts and add more interesting facts as you learn them.
Introduction Tasks Process Evaluation Conclusion Credits
Each group will have a :
Web Navigator- goes to the websites
Data entry- takes notes on information to be taught to others
Astronomical Artist- chooses pictures to be used in the presentation
Presenter- presents information to the Astronomical Council
The Process
Introduction Tasks Process Evaluation Conclusion Credits
The Destinations
The Moon
The Stars
The Inner Planets
The Outer Planets
The Asteroids
Click on your destination. The Web Navigator lead you to the Internet sites where you can find information about your subject.
The Moon What is the moon? http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/sola
r_system_level1/moon.html How was the moon formed? http://www.psi.edu/projects/moon/moon.html http://www.astronomycafe.net/qadir/q826.html How big is the moon? How much does it weigh? http://www.nineplanets.org/luna.html To learn more about the Moon click on the
astronaut.
More about the Moon What are the phases of the moon? http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astr
onomy/moon/Phases.shtml http://www.tqnyc.org/NYC063368/the_moon.htm How does the moon effect the tides on Earth? http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astr
onomy/moon/Tides.shtml
How is the surface of the moon different from the surface of Earth? http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/bobalien99/moon.htm
Man on the Moon When did man
land on the moon? What were the
most famous words of the twentieth century?
How many lunar (moon) missions were there?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMINSD7MmT4
The Stars What is a star? http://membeht_a/bobalien99/stars.htm#WHAT%20IS%20A%20STA
R http://www.tqnyc.org/NYC063368/the_stars.htm How are stars born? How do stars die? http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/stars/lifecycle/ What are the different kinds of stars? http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/stars/startype
s.shtml
Why do stars twinkle? http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/stars/twinkle.shtml
How long does a star live? http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/universe_level1/stars.html
Earth’s Closet Star What is the closest star to the Earth? http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subje
cts/astronomy/stars/nearest.shtml
What did some people used to think the sun was? http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/sun.html
What kind of star is the sun? http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/bobalien9
9/sunten.htm
Things We Need to Know About the Sun How far away is the sun from the Earth? Is the Sun solid, liquid, or gaseous? During what month is the Sun closest to
the Earth? What month is it the farthest away?
Where is the Sun hottest? Where is the Sun coolest?
How old is the Sun? Are sunspots hotter or colder than the
surrounding areas? What is a solar eclipse?
The Inner Planets What are the Inner Planets? http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/bobalien99
/inner.htm
http://www.tqnyc.org/NYC063368/The_Inner_Planets.htm
Clip on each planet to learn more.
Mercury Venus Earth Mars
Mercury When can Mercury be seen from Earth? http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/s
olar_system_level1/mercury.html
How hot is Mercury? http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/as
tronomy/planets/mercury/index.shtml
What does Mercury look like? http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/bobalien99/mercorb.htm
How long is a day and a year on Mercury? http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/mercury/mercuryday.shtm
Venus
Why is Venus called the Evening Star? What is the temperature on Venus? http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChil
d/solar_system_level1/venus.html Why is Venus called Earth’s twin sister?
http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/bobalien99/venus.htm
How long is a day on Venus? How long is one year?
What is the atmosphere of Venus made of? http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/venus/
Earth
Since we live on Earth we can’t see it in the night sky. But what does Earth look like from other places in space? Click on the celestial body to see Earth from other satellites.
Earth from the Moon
The Earth and Moon from Mars Moon
Earth
Mars
What are the surface features of Mars? How long is a day and a year on Mars?
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/mars/
What is the temperature like on Mars? http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/mars.html
Where is the largest volcano in the Solar System? What is it called? http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/bobalien99/marsten.htm
Asteroids and Meteors What is an asteroid? What is the
Asteroid Belt? Where is it? http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/bobalien99/asteroid.htm
What is a meteor? Has the Earth ever been hit by a meteor? If so where?
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/meteoroids.html
Comets What is a comet?
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/comets.html
What is the difference between a comet and a “shooting star”? http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/meteoroids.html
What are the names of some famous comets? http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/bobalien99/comets.htm
What happened when a comet hit Jupiter? http://www.uen.org/utahlink/tours/tourImage.cgi?im
age_id=21721&tour_id=14274
Things to know about Asteroids, Meteors, and
Comets What is the difference between an
asteroid and a meteor? How is a comet different from an
asteroid or meteor? When was Haley’s comet here last and
when will it return?
Shoemaker-Levy 9 hits Jupiter
What happened when a comet broke up and hit Jupiter? http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/sl9/
The Outer Planets
What are the Outer Planets? How are they different from the Inner Planets? http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/bobalien99/outer.htm http://www.tqnyc.org/NYC063368/the_outer_planets.ht
m
Jupiter How far from the sun is Jupiter?
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/jupiter_facts.html
Compared to Earth, how large is Jupiter? http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar
_system_level1/jupiter.html
What is the large red spot on Jupiter? http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/bobalien99/jupspot
.htm
What are Jupiter’s Galilean moons? Who discovered them? http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/jupiter/
More questions about Jupiter
What happened when pieces of the Shoemaker-Levy comet hit the atmosphere of Jupiter?
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/jupiter_know.htm
http://www.uen.org/utahlink/tours/tourImage.cgi?image_id=21721&tour_id=14274
http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/sl9/ A necklace of SL-9 impact sites
Saturn What is the planet Saturn made of? http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/bobalien99/s
aturn.htm
How does Saturn’s fast spin affect its shape? http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/saturn.html
How is Saturn’s density different from other planets? http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/saturn/
Saturn’s Rings
What are the rings of Saturn made of? What do you need to see Saturn’s rings?
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/saturn/
How were the rings formed? http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/saturn.html
Uranus What gives Uranus its blue color? http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects
/astronomy/planets/uranus/
How is Uranus different from other planets? http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/uranus.html
What is the effect of the tilt on the north and south poles of Uranus?
http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/bobalien99/uranus.htm
Neptune Why is Neptune called the twin of Uranus?
http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/bobalien99/neptune.htm
How is Neptune’s moon Triton different from other Neptunian moons? http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/neptune_know.html
How does the discovery of Neptune differ from the discovery of other planets?
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/neptune/index.shtml
Pluto the Dwarf Planet How is Pluto different from the other Outer Planets? What does Pluto look like in the largest telescopes
on earth? When was Pluto discovered? How long does Pluto take to rotate once on its own
axis? Does Pluto have ice caps - like the planet Mars? What is the name of Pluto’s moon? When was Pluto's moon discovered? How far away is the planet Pluto? What is the natural color of Pluto? http://www.the-planet-pluto.com/pluto-pictures.html http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/
astronomy/planets/pluto/
Have you found the answers to these important
questions? How big is the object? (look for words
like size, mass, diameter, etc.) How long is a day? Or how long does it
take to rotate on its axis? How long is a year? How long does it
take to go around the sun? Does it have any moons?
Evaluation The Following Rubric will be used to Evaluate your
ResearchBeginning
1Developing
2Accomplished
3Excellent
4Score
Research Part One
Does not cover all appropriate topics
Covers some of the appropriate
topics.
Covers most of the appropriate topics.
All appropriate topics covered well. Includes
interesting facts.
Research Part Two
Does not cover all appropriate topics
Covers some of the appropriate
topics.
Covers most of the appropriate topics.
All appropriate topics covered well. Also includes
interesting facts.
Teamwork The team required a lot of
adult help to help them work
The team needed some adult help
to help them work
The team worked well together with most members
The team worked well together with each team member doing their job
No. of Fuel Cells with Ten Facts
Less than 1 full fuel cell-
1 full fuel cell 1 to 11/2 full fuel cells
More than 2 full fuel cells
Presentation of Facts
Pulled and read cards
Organized cards in topic order
Team presented the facts in an interesting way
Students presented the facts in more than one interesting way.
ArtWork
Little or no artwork
Artwork was neat
Artwork was neat, there were different kinds
Posters and handouts were neat and informative
TimelinessOver a week late A week late A day or two late Handed in on time
Research Part One
The celestial body’s name Position in the Solar System Its size, mass, gravity at the surface Orbit around the sun Length of year (how long it takes to go
around the sun) Length of a day (how long it takes to
rotate on its axis)
Research Part Two The planet's atmosphere Temperature range Internal composition Moons Rings How a person would fare on the
planet? Discovery Unusual features
Presentation is Everything!
If everyone gets up and reads their fuel cell strips it will be boring!!!
Here are some suggestions to liven things up:
Lots of pictures, posters and graphs, a Power point presentation, music, a rap, a dance number, a song, a play, etc.
Anything goes as long as you--
PRESENT THE FACTS
Conclusion
Introduction Tasks Process Evaluation Conclusion Credits
Each night as we look into the sky we see the familiar moon and stars. As we study them we learn more about them and find out that there is so much more to know.
Credits
http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/sl9/ http://www.astronomycafe.net/ http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/ http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/bobalien99/ http://www.nineplanets.org/ http://www.psi.edu/projects/ http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/ http://www.the-planet-pluto.com/pluto-pictures.html http://www.tqnyc.org/NYC063368/ http://www.uen.org/utahlink/tours/tourImage.cgi?
image_id=21721&tour_id=14274 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMINSD7MmT4