Name: _______________________
Directions: Choose activities in a tic-tac-toe design. When you have
completed the activities in a row –horizontally, vertically or diagonally- you
may decide to be finished. Or you may decide to keep going and complete
more activities.
What is a star? Describe
the physical attributes of a
star. Choose a particular
star and create a poster
about it. You must include
text and pictures.
Create a brochure that
explains how seasons
happen along with how we
get night and day. You
must include text and
pictures.
Create a children’s ABC
book about the solar
system. You must include
text and pictures. It must
look professional.
Research the Hubble
telescope and the man
who designed it. Create a
brochure to share what
you learn.
Required Task:
Use any thinking map;
create any representation
of what you have learned
from our solar systems
unit that is not already
covered by other options
on this page. Creativity
scores high.
What are the phases of
the Moon? How did
farmers use the phases?
Create a poster showing
the phases and explain
the farming aspect. You
must use text and
pictures.
Build a model of a space
station or space colony.
Include and label all
necessary components to
sustain life in space.
Include an explanation of
the uses of all areas.
Design a board game or
game show to teach
important concepts of
space exploration.
Include playing pieces and
complete instructions.
Create a scale model of
our solar system. Using
register tape create a
model of our solar system
to scale. The teacher will
give you the instructions.
Rubric
What is a star?
Poster
Seasons Brochure
Children’s ABC
book
Hubble telescope
Brochure
Thinking Map
Phases of the
Moon Poster
10
5
0
Colorful and
creative poster
showing physical
attributes of a star.
Includes text and
pictures.
Colorful and
creative six sided
brochure including
text and pictures.
Thoroughly explains
seasons and night
and day.
Colorful and
creative ABC’s of
the solar system.
Includes text and
pictures for all 26
letters. Includes
typed text and looks
professional.
Colorful and
creative six sided
brochure. Very
detailed report on
the man and his
invention. Includes
text and pictures.
Poster lacks color
and details.
Missing either text
or pictures but not
both.
Poster lacks color
and attributes of
the star. Missing
both text and
pictures.
Colorful and
creative “outside
the box” thinking
map which shows
mastery of learning
about a specific
area of the solar
system complete
with a frame of
reference.
Colorful and
Creative poster
showing all the
phases with an
explanation of how
farmers used the
phases. Includes
text and pictures.
Less than six sides
are complete.
Lacks color. Lacks
thorough
explanation. Lacks
text or pictures.
Less than four
sides complete. No
color. No
explanation. Lacks
text and pictures.
No thought or effort
shown.
Less than 23 letters Less than 20 letters
complete.
complete. Does
Does not include
not include text and
text and picture for picture for more
all letters. Does not than half of the
have a professional letters. No thought
look.
or effort.
Less than six sides
are complete.
Lacks color. Lacks
thorough details
about the man or
the telescope.
Lacks text or
pictures.
Less than four
sides complete. No
color. No details
about the man or
no details about the
telescope. Lacks
text and pictures.
No thought or effort
shown.
Thinking map does Thinking map does
not include frame of not include frame of
reference. Lacks
reference, detail or
detail.
color.
Poster shows
phases but does
not explain how
farmers used the
phases. Lacks
color.
Absolutely no color
used. Does not
include text and
pictures.
Model of Space
Station/Colony
Space Exploration
Board Game
Scale Model of
Solar System
Mechanics
Timeliness
Effort
Completion bonus
Points Possible
130
Colorful and
creative 3D model
with all necessary
components for life
labeled and
identified including
an explanation of all
areas.
Colorful and
creative game
board complete with
playing pieces and
complete
instructions that
teaches an
important space
concept.
Colorful and
creative model
showing correct
distances to scale
of our solar system
and is properly
labeled.
No spelling,
grammar or
punctuation errors
Model is missing
necessary
components and/or
explanations.
Model is not 3D or
is unrealistic
Board is missing
one of the
following: color,
playing pieces or
instructions.
Board is missing
color, playing
pieces and/or
instructions.
Model is missing
one of the
following: color,
labels, missing a
planet, or distances
off.
Model is missing
two or more of the
following: color,
labels, missing a
planet, or distances
off.
One or two
spelling, grammar
or punctuation
errors
Handed in all three
Handed in one or
pieces on due date more pieces one
day late
Shows much
Average effort
thought and effort to shown. No great
complete to high
effort to show
standards. Shows
creativity.
high level of
creativity.
Completed more
Completed only
than three squares
three squares
Three or more
spelling, grammar
or punctuation
errors
Handed in one or
more pieces more
than one day late
No thought or effort
shown. No
creativity shown.
Completed less
than three squares.