WebQuest Presentation Our Solar System

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WebQuest Presentation Our Solar System

• Sheldon Cox
• Jamie Lahey
• EDU505-SL1
• Multimedia Internet for Educators 

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Overview

• This unit is design to give the teacher or
  students the freedom to select how they will
  learn about the solar system.
• Grades 6 8
• Students will research information on a given
  planet via the Internet Web Links in this
  PowerPoint Presentation
• The teacher can select one or all of the three of
  the following projects
• Fact Sheet
• Writing Assignment
• 3D Solar System Model
• Each student will be assigned a planet by the
  teacher.

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Fact Sheet Assignment

• Using Microsoft Word, PowerPoint or a large
  bulletin board students will create a fact sheet
  of their assigned planet.
• The fact sheet must contain
• Bright colors
• Pictures
• Organized information
• Web Links

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Fact Sheet Assignment

• Information in the fact sheet
• Size
• Weight
• Circumference
• Volume
• Location from sun (First, Second, Third, etc)?
• Distance from sun
• Climate
• Weather
• Temperatures high and lows
• How long does it take to circle the sun
• Length of a Day
• Atmosphere
• How many moon
• Other

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Writing Assignment Overview

• Due to high emission and other pollution the
  Earth will become uninhabitable in 100 years.
  As part of a team scientist your responsibility
  is to research one of the other eight planets and
  present what is required to relocate Earth
  inhabitants to your assigned planet.

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Writing Assignment

• Write a two to three page paper
• Typed
• Doubled Space
• Fonts Size 12
• Margin 1 at top and bottom
• Margin 1 ½ left and right
• Web Links

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Writing Assignment Outline

• Introduction
• Name of the research company
• List of your qualification
• Planet Description
• Location to the sun
• Size
• Climate
• Surface Description
• Living condition
• Where would its new inhabitance live
• Required protection from elements
• Conclusion
• Is relocation on your planet feasible? Why or Why
  not?

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Group ProjectSolar System

• Students will work in groups of 3 5
• Design a 3D model of our solar system
• Working model that obits the sun
• Planets in order
• Models to scale of its planet
• Models looks like the planet
• Web Links

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Participation Chart Description

• Responsibilities
• Document your roll in the group project
• Contribution
• Document your contribution to the group project
• Ideas
• Materials
• Time
• Document the amount of time spent on the group
  project
• During class
• Outside of the classroom/After class hours
• Self Evaluation
• Self Evaluate your participation
• scale from 1 4
• 4 is the best score
• 1 is the worst score
• Click on this link to print participation chart

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Web Links

• Astronomy For Kids
• Astronomy Picture of the Day Archive
• Kids Konnect Planets
• Lunar phases web tool. 1.
• NASA - JPL Solar System Simulator
• Smartoon The Planets Adventure
• Solar System Exploration Planets
• StarChild A Learning Center for Young Astronomers
• The Nine Planets For Kids
• The Solar System Infoplease.com
• World Builders 1 Chapter1 How to Design Your
  Solar System E Viau CSULA
• ZOOM ASTRONOMY - Enchanted Learning Software
• ZOOM ASTRONOMY Planets
• The Solar System

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Conclusion

• The goal of this unit is to give the teacher and
  student freedom of choice.
• The teacher chose one or all three projects
• Students can choose the activity that appeals to
  them
• Upon completion all work must be posted or
  presented to the school.
• Encourage pride in students work
• Inform other
• Showcase the type of cool projects in the
  classroom