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The Solar System
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Introduction

• Welcome junior Astronauts!
• You will be traveling through the Solar System
  exploring the nine planets. You will land on the
  planet of your choice and investigate its
  environment gathering information that you
  discover while visiting the planet. Once you
  arrive back at Earth you will take the
  information you have gathered and share with your
  fellow astronauts . Lastly, you will compare
  your findings of the planet you explored to
  planet Earth. Good luck with your mission and
  safe traveling!

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Task

• For a successful mission you will need to
  complete the following tasks
• Explore the Solar system as you travel to the
  planet of your choice. Collect any data from
  your observations as you travel through space.
• Once you have arrived at the planet of your
  choice you will use the planet worksheet to
  report your discoveries and include a picture or
  drawing of the planet you visited. Your planet
  worksheet and picture will be your mission report
  that will be turned in.
• compare the findings of your chosen planet to
  our planet earth.

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Process

• Your Missions
• Step 1
• use the KWL chart fill out what I know and
  What I want to know sections only.
• Pick a planet (not earth)
• Print out the planet worksheet
• Step 2
• Begin research on your planet by clicking on
  resources. Pick out a website link and find your
  planet. Be sure to look at all the links and
  read carefully. All the links will be useful
  information to you.
• Step 3
• Complete your planet worksheet by writing a few
  sentences for each question. Dont forget to
  include the three interesting facts you learned
  through your exploration of your planet.
• Step 4
• Print out a picture of your planet or draw them.
  Your planet worksheet and picture or drawing of
  your chosen planet together will be your mission
  report. complete your mission report and make
  sure your name is on your report before passing
  in.
• Step 5
• use your discoveries of the planet you chose
  to explore and what you know about the planet
  earth to fill out the venn diagram. Remember you
  will write details of how the two planets are
  similar and different from each other.
• next, complete your KWL chart by filling in the
  last column, What I learned
• confirm that your name is on both the venn
  diagram and KWL chart before passing in.
• Step 6
• print the self-evaluation then answer the four
  questions honestly. Once you have evaluated your
  mission work check to see that you have your name
  on it and turn in.

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Resources

• www.nineplanets.org/
• www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/plane
  ts
• http//pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/
• www.dustbunny.com/afk/planets/
• www.solarviews.com/eng/homepage.htm
• http//www.windows.ucar.edu

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Evaluation

• A self evaluation will be filled out by yourself.
  Please answer the questions honestly. You
  answers will help make this mission better.
• you will receive one grade for all the
  assignments. Click on scoring guide to see how
  your work will be graded.
• The most points you can earn is 100.
• everyone will earn 10 points for reading through
  all the web links to the planet you chose to
  explore.
• Scoring guide

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Conclusion

• Congratulations astronauts! You have successfully
  completed your solar system missions and are now
  an expert on your planet and have learned about
  the other planets. You are now promoted to
  Senior astronautsgreat job!