Name of Planet

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Name of Planet
Provide a caption for each image. Ex This is a
compilation image showing the seasons on Saturn.
The images were taken by the Hubble Space
Telescope from Earths years 1996-2000.

• Your Name
• Period

2
History

• Who discovered your planet? When? How? Where?
• Describe how the planet got its name.
• Place a photo (with a caption) of the planet
  symbol and if possible, the discoverer as well.

3
Solar System

• Order from the sun.
• Distance from the sun in AU and in km.
• Orbital period (how long is one trip around the
  sun?)
• Rotation (length of one day).
• Place an photo on this slide that shows where
  your planet is located in relative to other
  planets.

4
Composition and Atmosphere

• Describe the core and surface composition of your
  planet.
• Describe the composition of the atmosphere if
  any. If your planet does not have an atmosphere,
  simply state your planet does not have one.
• Include a photo (with a caption) of the inside of
  your planet (found on the enchantedlearning.com
  website).

5
Surface Conditions

• List surface temperatures coldest, hottest,
  average.
• Describe the details about weather found on your
  planet. If you are doing Jupiter or Neptune,
  this is where you should show and tell about the
  large spot.

6
Moons

• How many moons does your planet have?
• List moon names.
• If your planet has no moons, add more pictures
  and captions instead.

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Put the name of the most interesting moon here

• Tell us about this interesting moon.
• Provide several facts.
• Include a photo (with a caption).
• Again, if your planet does not have moons, add
  more photos and captions.

8
Rings

• Provide information about the rings surrounding
  your planet.
• Include a photo (with a caption) of the rings.
• If your planet does not have rings, add more
  photos and descriptive captions.

9
Exploration

• List satellite names and dates that have explored
  your planet.
• Include a photo (with a caption that describes
  the mission) of at least one of the satellites
  that has visited your planet.
• Add more slides if you need to.

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Grading

• The completed Research Worksheet is worth 100
  points!
• This presentation is worth 200 points.
• 100 for content. Did you complete everything
  asked with a high level of effort?
• 150 for great images with excellent captions.
• 50 for style and neatness. Is your presentation
  colorful, easy to read, and neat?
• Total 300 points! 3 grades
• Delete this slide before turning in.

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Did you finish early?

• Make your presentation Over the Top
• Add more facts
• Add more photos with descriptive captions
• Add animations
• Add an audio narration
• Add supportive graphics

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Saving Your Work

• Save the PowerPoint (ppt) on the desktop.
• Save your PPT file and any images in that folder
  only.
• Any images or files left on the desktop WILL BE
  DELETED!
• If you want to work on this at home, you will
  need a flash drive.
• Delete this slide before turning in.

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Turning in Your Presentation

• When finished, alert Mr.Queller
• He will copy your presentation to a flash drive
  for grading.
• If you have your own flash drive you can take
  home your presentation files.
• WARNING No points are awarded if your
  presentation gets accidentally deleted, does
  not save, gets lost, is at home, etc. YOU are
  responsible for your files.
• Delete THIS slide before turning in.