Name__________________________Grade/teacher___________
Planet Research Think- Tac-Toe Option menu
Directions: All students must research one planet with their group and
complete the activity “My Planet Report”.
***Your choice: discuss your idea with your teacher for a related project.
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#3
Design and conduct a
Compare your planet
Create an imaginary planet.
survey. Ask 20 adults
with other planets and Design a poster detailing the
and children what they space objects in our
name, size, orbit, moons,
know and think about
solar system. Create
rings, surface features, et
space. Present your
graphs and illustrations cetera. How far from a sun is
results with visual and
to share with the class. this planet?
auditory information.
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#5 Whole class:
#6 Watch at least three shows
Investigate current
or movies that are set in
space projects including Complete “My Planet
space. Compare facts you
satellites, telescopes,
Report” packet with
know about space with
and research. Select
your group members.
fictional portrayals. Movies
one project to study.
could include Apollo 9,
Find out the costs,
Futurama, Star Trek, or Enemy
focus, and benefits of
Mine (avoid violent zombie
the project.
films…)
#7
#8 Investigate NASA,
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Webquests:
NOAA, and other
Create a script for a 2-minute
government agencies
video or play about your
Use the computer and that study space and
planet. Explore one of the
paper to complete
Earth’s atmosphere.
following:
sections of a planet
(cut and paste URL’s
 Jupiter’s weather
webquest.
below)
 Elements on the planet
Create a power point
 Forms of life
about current issues.
 Water in space
I plan to complete the following:
#_____________________Due: December 10 Score: __________
#_____________________Due: December 17 Score: __________
#_____________________Due: January 13th
Score: __________
My idea:______________________________________________
I plan to earn a 4, 3, 2, 1 ________________________
Student’s Name:_________________________Class:_____Date:___
In your own life:
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Talk with friends, parents, teachers about planets and Earth.
Consider cartoons, movies, and popular media and space.
Watch the news and read newspapers about our world and space.
Get library books on our weather, airplanes, and space travel.
Consider reading science fiction, which often occurs in space.
Think about how scientific discoveries have changed our views of
space over time. (From a heliocentric view to Einstein and current
models of the universe.)
7. What would you like to know about the solar system and universe?
a. http://www.education.noaa.gov/ National Ocean and
Atmospheric Association’s page. Maps, photos, recent news.
b. http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/index.html
Missions, images, tools for research, photos.
c. http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/archive.php
NASA photos of Earth and space
d. http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/de/webquests/planetwq/webquest2.html
Earth and the planets webquest