Our Solar System Report

Mrs. CorreiaRoom 25

Table of Contents•Backgound/Outer space experience•Project description•Sequence of activities•Timeline•Rubrics

Outer Space Experience• If you could travel to another planet, how

different would it be from Earth?

• As you gaze into a crystal ball, you see that NASA’s future technologies allow you to travel to every planet in our solar system.

• You are an astronaut of the future and will be traveling to “your” planet.

• In anticipation of this trip, you must plan and research information about your planet, present this information in a PowerPoint report, and tell your classmates what is interesting about your planet.

Project Description1. Select planet, review project details (teacher

PowerPoint )

2. Use selected websites to gather facts and information about your planet.

3. Use storyboard template to design your PowerPoint report. Use checklist to assure that all criteria is met.

4. Conference with teacher.

5. Type information in PowerPoint outline view, and proofread.

6. Add background graphics, color, and animation/transitions.

7. Practice giving your report with a partner or your parent.

8. Present report in class.

Report Criteria (content):

Card 1: Title Card (planet name, your name)

Card 2: Planet picture and symbol

Card 3: Planet statistics: minimumPlacement from SunDiameterDistance from SunRevolution and Rotation

Card 4: Interesting facts, features, points of interest

Card 5 (or next card): Websites card (websites you used for your research)

PowerPoint Criteria (technology):

•4-6 cards, minimum; (include both Title and Websites cards)

•Use each of these features at least once: ▫ graphics▫ color ▫ font changes and sizes (larger font or Word Art for

titles)▫ appropriate alignment▫ bulleted facts or paragraph▫ transitions/animation

• Optional feature usage: short video, narriation, sound (appropriate to project)

Timeline

•Week 1, Day 1Introduce unit, meet with partner.

•Week 1, Days 2, 3, 4Library and computer lab research.

•Week 1, Days 4, 5complete storyboard, meet with teacher

•Week 2, Days 6-10 - build PowerPoint•Week 3, Days 11-13 – continue

PowerPoint•Week 3, Days 14-15 – presentations.

Grading - Rubrics•You will be graded on content of your

report, your use of PowerPoint features, and your presentation.

•Now, let’s begin our outer space experience.

Score Info Creativity GrammarSpelling

Rehearse Present Points

Earned5 Includes most

important infoUses lots of creative

features to convey infoNo errors Very prepared and

very well rehearsedSpoke loudly and made eye contact

during entire presentration

4 Includes a lot of important info

Uses some creative features to convey info

1 or 2 errors

3 Includes some important info

Uses few creative features to convey info

A few errors Prepared, and rehearsed.

Spoke loud enough and made

eye contact for most of

presentation

2 Includes little important info

Uses only 1 or 2creative features to

convey info

Some errors

1 Includes no info Uses no creative features

Many errors Not prepared, did not rehearse.

Did not speak loudly. Did not

make eye contact during most of presentation

Self-Assessment Planet Rubric

Storyboard1 2 3

4 5 6

Add pictures

Placement from the Sun

diameter

Moons/satellites

Distance from the Sun

1 day on __________

Period of Rotation

1 year on __________

Period of Revolution

ChecklistDone Item Notes

planet name, your name

pictures (2)

Statistics card

Placement from sun

diameter

Distance from sun

Rotation

Revolution

Interesting fact/feature

Interesting fact/feature

Websites You will use the first two websites to find the specific statistics and symbols you need for cards 2 and 3.

You will then use the appropriate websites for your planet to gather any interesting facts you would like to tell others about.

If you have time, you can check out the last two websites listed.

Statistics: Distance from Sun, revolution around the sun(1 planetary year), rotation (1 planetary day), diameter, moons http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/ Planet Symbolshttp://www.sunysuffolk.edu/~heald58/aps.htm  

Marshttp://www.hotliquidmagma.com/space/html/mars.htmlhttp://www.astrodigital.org/astronomy/mars.html Venushttp://www.hotliquidmagma.com/space/html/venus.htmlhttp://www.astrodigital.org/astronomy/venus.html Earthhttp://www.hotliquidmagma.com/space/html/earth.htmlhttp://www.astrodigital.org/astronomy/earth.html Mercuryhttp://www.hotliquidmagma.com/space/html/mercury.htmlhttp://www.astrodigital.org/astronomy/mercury.html Jupiterhttp://www.hotliquidmagma.com/space/html/jupiter.htmlhttp://www.astrodigital.org/astronomy/jupiter.html 

Saturnhttp://www.hotliquidmagma.com/space/html/saturn.htmlhttp://www.astrodigital.org/astronomy/saturn.html Uranushttp://www.hotliquidmagma.com/space/html/far3.htmlhttp://www.astrodigital.org/astronomy/uranus.html Neptunehttp://www.hotliquidmagma.com/space/html/far3.htmlhttp://www.astrodigital.org/astronomy/neptune.html

All Planetshttp://www.kidsastronomy.com/the_planets.htmhttp://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/http://www.nineplanets.org/

StarrySkies, images, videoshttp://starryskies.com/The_sky/events/lunar-2003/multimedia.html