Introduction
You are about to head out on a 5 day journey! You will explore many fun websites to help you learn about each planet in our solar system! Some say that aliens have already done this! What does each planet look like? What order are the planets in? What is each planet made up of? Can we visit these planets? You will navigate through the internet to find out the answers to all of these exciting questions!
Task
Today you’re an astronaut! Your spaceship is ready to take-off into our vast solar system. Are you ready to blast off?! You will need to pay close attention and take notes so that when you return for your journey, you can answer all of the questions asked!
When you return from your journey, you will be able to:
- Describe each planet
- Name the planets in order from the sun
Process
Days 1-3: Click http://kidsastronomy.com/earth.htm to read about each planet in our solar system and answer the following questions.
Day 1
- Name each planet.
- What does each planet look like?
Day 2
- How many planets are there?
- What is the temperature of each planet?
Day 3
- How many moons, if any, does each planet have?
Day 4: Click http://youtube.com/watch?v=RJ2bQWH6GCM&noredirect=1 to watch this fun video to see the order of the planets from the sun. Answer the following question.
- In what order are the planets from the sun?
Day 5 : Click http://youtube.com/watch?v=LvwrDgId2HY to listen to this planet song to help you remember all of the planets that you have explored.
- Which planet is your favorite? Why?
You will have 5 total days to complete this project.
Evaluation
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Read about each planet |
5
Student attempts to name each planet |
10
Student describes only the appearance of each planet |
15
Student correctly identifies each planet and gives some information about them |
20 Student correctly identifies each planet, provides an exemplary description and answers all questions |
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Watch to observe the order of planets |
5
Student watched the video |
10
Student correctly ordered 3 of the planets |
15
Student correctly ordered 80% of the planets
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20
Student correctly ordered all of the planets |
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Listen to the song about the planets |
5
Student listens to the song |
10
Student listens to the song and only states the name of their favorite planet |
15 Student listens to the song and states the name of their favorite planet but with inaccurate information |
20 Student provides an exemplary response to which planet is their favorite and why |
60 Points Total
Conclusion
Welcome back to Earth! I hope you had a great journey while exploring our solar system. You should have learned about each planet and their order from the sun. I hope you will be interested in exploring our solar system again! Maybe next time you will run into aliens! There are many other great journeys and many more things to learn!
Credits
References
10 Unexpected and Intriguing Facts about our Solar System. (2015, October 15). Retrieved from Article World: http://www.newarticleworld.com/10-unexpected-and-intriguing-facts-about…
Element: Earth. (2015, October 15). Retrieved from Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/fefegee99/element-earth/
How Manti Te’o Spent Valentine’s Day. (2015, October 15). Retrieved from Afflictor: http://afflictor.com/2013/02/15/recapping-manti-teo-valentines-day/
Kids Astronomy . (2015, October 15). Retrieved from Astronomy For Kids: http://kidsastronomy.com/earth.htm
Planets of the Solar System | Videos for Kids. (2015, October 15). Retrieved from YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJ2bQWH6GCM&noredirect=1
Solar System Planets: Photos and Wallpapers . (2015, October 15). Retrieved from Earth Blog: http://earthspacecircle.blogspot.com/p/solar-system-planets-photos-and…
The Planets (in our Solar System) . (2015, October 15). Retrieved from YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvwrDgId2HY