Planet Research Project

Research your assigned planet and share what you learned in a presentation. Please include the following in your presentation:

• Name origin (where did the name come from?)
• Location
• Size (diameter)
• Atmosphere (conditions, made up of)
• Surface (looks like, temperature, etc)
• Distance from the sun
• Rotation (how long)
• Revolution (how long)
• Moons (how many, names, etc.)
• Rings
• Temperature
• 2 Interesting facts
• 2 Pictures

Ways to Present:

• Create a poster- easy to read, colorful, labeled as needed
• Create a presentation using Google Slides
• Write a research report
• Create a picture book
• Prezi video https://prezi.com/your/

Rubric:

All information included  ____/ 15 pts.

Information is accurate ____/ 5 pts.

Presentation is easy to read and understand ____ / 5pts.

Bibliography (sources used)  _____/ 5 pts.

Safe sources to use:

http://www.planetsforkids.org/

https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/kids/#

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/planets.html

http://www.frontiernet.net/~kidpower/astronomy.html

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/space/tour-solar-system.html

http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html

http://www-tc.pbskids.org/designsquad/pdf/parentseducators/DSN_NASA_MissionSolarSystem_poster.pdf

http://www.encyclopedia.com/

http://www.britannica.com/

http://mrnussbaum.com/space/solarsystem/

Your online textbook (Inner and Outer Planets) www.pearsonsuccess.net

Your Science textbook

Library books

Bibliography

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