PLANET DISCOVERY
Created by: Luanne Gault and Catherine Sanders
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Introduction
Your mission is to take a journey from the
planet Earth to another planet. You will
not take this journey alone. You and
your crew will gather information to send back to the Central Space
Module. After exploring the planet that
you have chosen, your crew will
communicate your findings. We hope you
have a wonderful flight!!!
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Task
You will prepare
for your flight by designing an emblem patch for your mission. While you are in
space, you will calculate your weight on your planet. During your visit, each crew member will be
responsible for recording important data about the planet that you are
visiting. After your exploration, you will prepare a report for the Central
Space Module concerning the planet.
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Process
· First, your crew
will be assigned by the Central Space Module (your teacher). The crew will
include a total of three students.
· You will then be
assigned your planet destination.
· Design an emblem
patch for your uniform. To learn how to
design this patch, click on the following link for directions. Creating an emblem
patch.
· Your teacher
will have a scale set up in your classroom.
Each crew member will get on the scale, one at a time, to determine your
weight on Earth. Record that information
on the attached “New Weight Chart” and then using
a calculator, calculate your weight on the planet you visited as well as two
other planets.
· While visiting
your planet, each crew member will select a different Data Information Sheet and complete it
with information about the planet. You
can use one of the following links to find data about your planet:
Neptune Pluto 
Order of the Planets
Additional links: Click on either on the planet or the planet
name.
· Print and
complete the Final Report for Central Space Module.
· Before leaving
the planet, please turn in the data sheet, weight chart and final report to the
Central Space Module.
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Evaluation
Each student will be evaluated by the teacher on the following objectives:
Use of the
internet
Proper
mechanics of writing
Components
of the solar system
Computation
in math
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Conclusion
During
your WebQuest, you have learned many facts about your planet, yet there is much
more to learn about our Solar System.
Space is a very interesting subject to learn more about. Stars, moons,
asteroids, meteors, comets…the list goes on and on.
Does
life exist elsewhere? How can you use the information gathered in your WebQuest
to help others? Check out some of the links below to learn more about space.
Can you find other web sites that have interesting information about space?
Choose
picture books, novels or poems in the science - fiction genre. Does this
literature contain facts that you did not know?
http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/Space/
http://www.artyastro.com/artyastro.htm
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/tour.cgi?
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Subject Area: Science, Math, Writing, Technology
Grade Level: Grades 3 – 5
Learner Information: Students must have an understanding of how
to click on links to find information on the Internet. The students must also be able to use a
calculator to find an answer to difficult multiplication problems.
Standards:
Curriculum:
Describe the
basic components of the solar system.
Demonstrate
proficiency in whole number computation.
Demonstrate
proper usage of mechanics in written communication.
Technology:
Use the Internet
as a resource for information.
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Learner
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