Apollo Mission Cereal Box Mini Project
Background: You work for a major cereal company who has decided to produce a line of cereals in
dedication to the Apollo Missions. You have been recruited to design the cereal box featuring an Apollo
Mission of your choice in order to provide historical information to today’s youth.
Requirements:
1. Lunar Exploration Research Sheet (10 points)
2. Cereal Box
-Obtain a standard sized cereal box and cover the surfaces with some material (paper, fabric, paint, etc.) so
that design of the cereal box does not show. Be sure that there is no cereal left in the box and you carefully
tape all openings closed.
a. Front of Box (5 points)
-On the large front panel, include an original name for your cereal that reflects something about the
mission. It should sound like a cereal name and NOT just be the name of the mission.
- Include an image of the members of the mission or another associated image.
- Make your cereal box look appealing and fun! Try to “sell” your product. Look at actual cereal boxes for
ideas.
b. Bottom of Box
-Your name and the date.
c. Narrow Side 1 (5 points)
- Create a "Nutritional Facts" chart that includes the major facts of the mission.
This should include:
 Date of launch and return to Earth
 Crew Size
 Names of crew members and their positions/roles
 Mission objectives
 Key findings of the mission
 Additional facts you feel are important.
d. Back of Box (10 points)
-Choose one of the following options for the back of your box of cereal:
 Design a game that is based on the events of the mission. It can be a puzzle, a word game,
riddles or any other fun activity that might be found on the back of a cereal box. Make sure it
includes factual information.
 Make a list of trivia questions and answers pertaining to your Apollo mission.
 Write a fictional interview with one of the members of the crew.
 Write a newspaper report dating back to when the mission launched, detailing the events of the
mission and the sentiment of Americans back home.
 Have your own idea? Get teacher approval before starting.
5. Narrow Side 2 (5 points)
-Include a timeline on this side.
-In timeline include AT LEAST 5 major events in the mission. You may include more if there are additional
significant events. If findings from your mission were expanded upon in other Apollo missions you may
include those missions as well.
- You must have a date/exact day, month and year of when the events occurred. All events must be in
chronological order.
6. Bibliography (5 points)
-Must use at least 3 sources. MLA format. To be turned in with the cereal box. Include your name.
The Final Project is Due Monday February 2, 2015
You will lose 5% for each day the project is late. The project will no longer be
accepted after 5 class days.
Front of Box
Narrow Side 1
Back of Box
Narrow Side 2
Novice
Does not include a
cereal name that
relates to the
mission
And/or
Does not include an
image of the
members of the
mission
Apprentice
Includes a cereal
name that relates
to the mission.
Includes an image
of the members of
the mission.
2 points
More than 2 pieces
of information from
practitioner column
are missing or
incorrect.
3 points
1-2 pieces of
information from
practitioner column
are missing or
incorrect.
Practitioner
-Includes an
original/creative
cereal name that
relates to the
mission
-Includes multiple
images with at
least one of the
members of the
mission.
Expert
All of practitioner
plus:
Includes a catchy
slogan
4 points
-Includes accurate
information
pertaining to:
-Date of launch and
return to Earth
-Crew Size
-Names of crew
members and their
positions/roles
-Mission objectives
-Key findings of the
mission
-At least 2
additional facts.
2 points
3 points
4 points
Executes one of the Executes one of the Effectively
options listed.
options listed.
executes one of the
-Information given
-Information given
options listed.
is incomplete
is mostly complete
-information given
and/or contains
and/or contains 1-2 is complete and
more than 2 errors
minor errors
correct
-Provides minimal
-Provides moderate -provides
information
amount of
significant amounts
information
of information
5 points
All of practitioner
plus:
-More than 2
additional facts.
-Presents facts in
an exciting and
creative way.
7 points
Includes a timeline
of events pertaining
to the mission.
-May have less than
5 events.
-Dates may not be
in chronological
order.
-Significance is
missing.
10 points
All of practitioner
plus:
-More than 5 events
listed
-Includes visual to
support
understanding
8 points
Includes a timelines
of 5 events
pertaining to the
mission
- Includes
date/exact day,
month and year of
when the events
occurred. All
events must be in
chronological
order.
- Does not explain
significance in own
words.
9 points
Includes a timeline
of 5 events
pertaining to the
mission.
-Includes
date/exact day,
month and year of
when the events
occurred. All
events must be in
chronological
order.
- Briefly explains
significance of
event in own words
5 points
Effectively
executes and
expands upon one
of the options
listed
OR
Effectively designs
and executes an
original idea.
Bibliography
Execution
2 points
Novice
Bibliography
includes:
- Less than 3
sources
-Improper MLA
format
3 points
Apprentice
Bibliography
includes:
- 3 sources
-Improper MLA
format
4 points
5 points
Practitioner
Expert
Bibliography
All of practitioner
includes:
plus:
- 3 sources
- More than 3
-Proper MLA format
sources.
- One or more
resources that
is not a
website/app
2 points
3 points
4 points
5 points
-Multiple spelling
-1-2 errors in
-No errors in
All of practitioner
and/or grammatical spelling
spelling,
plus:
errors made.
and/or grammar.
grammar is correct -Additional aspects
-Information was
-Information was
and information
are added to the
copied directly
written in student’s was
box to enhance
from
words.
written in student’s customer
research source.
-Boxes are colorful. words.
experience.
-Project lacks all
-Project shows
-Project shows
effort, creativity
effort,
effort,
and
neatness and
neatness and
neatness.
creativity.
creativity.
-Information was
-Boxes are colorful.
neatly written in
-Information was
pen
typed.
or marker
2 points
3 points
4 points
5 points
Lunar Exploration Research Sheet: _____________
Rubric points: _____________
Total points: _____________/45