Checklist for Solar System Foldable Project – Due 12/5
Foldable requirements:
_____Front Cover states, “SOLAR SYSTEM”, Back cover: Name, class period
_____Organized – Planets in order from Sun, etc.
_____Spelling Counts
_____Creative & Attractive (use of space wisely) : one idea per square
Big Ideas:
Terrestrial planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, And Mars
_____ Must list “Terrestrial” under each planet
_____ Must list one idea/detail from tectonics, weathering & erosion,
impact cratering and volcanism
_____ Must have one illustration
Gas Giants: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
_____Must list “Gas Giant” under each planet
_____Must list four ideas/details about each planet
_____Must have one illustration
Dwarf Planets, Comets, Asteroids, and Meteor & Meteorite
_____ Must have four ideas/details for each object
_____ Must have one illustration for each object
Each of the following words needs to be included in your project at least once. You must UNDERLINE each
word. The words are: astronomical unit, ellipse, tectonics, volcanism, impact cratering, weathering,
erosion, rings, orbits, rotate, diameter and atmosphere.
Checklist for Solar System Foldable Project – Due 12/5
Foldable requirements:
_____Front Cover states, “SOLAR SYSTEM”, Back cover: Name, class period
_____Organized – Planets in order from Sun, etc.
_____Spelling Counts
_____Creative & Attractive (use of space wisely): one idea per square
Big Ideas:
Terrestrial planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, And Mars
_____ Must list “Terrestrial” under each planet
_____ Must list one idea/detail from tectonics, weathering & erosion,
impact cratering and volcanism
_____ Must have one illustration
Gas Giants: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
_____Must list “Gas Giant” under each planet
_____Must list four ideas/details about each planet
_____Must have one illustration
Dwarf Planets, Comets, Asteroids, and Meteor & Meteorite
_____ Must have four ideas/details for each object
_____ Must have one illustration for each object
Each of the following words needs to be included in your project at least once. You must UNDERLINE each
word. The words are: astronomical unit, ellipse, tectonics, and volcanism, impact cratering,
weathering, erosion, rings, orbits, rotate, diameter and atmosphere.