Introduction
Welcome: The Solar System
Description: About our Solar System
Grade Level: 4-6
Curriculum: Science
Keyword: Solar System, Earth, Planets, Galaxy,
Author: Bryonna Yarbor
Our Solar diameter is 287.46 billion km. Our Solar System contains eight planets. The are Planet Earth, Jupiter, Mars, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus, Venus and Mercury. There is only one star in our solar system, and that is the Sun. The Sun is the largest object in our Solar system. Our Solar System is 4.5 billion years old and the oldest planet in our solar system is Jupiter. By the end of this WebQuest, students will learn more facts about our Solar System, Planets in our Solar System and the Sun.
Task
Students will be placed in groups of two or three, with a total of ten groups. Each group will be assigned a topic about our Solar System. Students will create a poster board about the Solar System, planets or Sun. The poster board must be creative and contain at least three pictures. Also, citations must be added on the poster board as well. When students are done with their poster boards, they must present it to the class. Everyone must participate in presentation and the presentation must last at least three minutes.
Process
Group 1: Facts about the Solar System
- List all the planets in the Solar System,
- How big is our Solar System?
- What is the biggest planet in out Solar System?
- What is the smallest planet in out Solar System?
- What planet has the largest ring system?
- Include other facts
Group 2: Facts about the Sun.
- What is the size of the sun?
- What is the Temperature of the sun?
- What type of energy is created by the sun?
- How far is the Sun from planet Earth?
- Is the Sun abiotic or biotic?
- Include other facts
Group 3: Facts about Earth.
- How old is Earth?
- How big is Earth?
- Is Earth the only known planet to have water and life?
- How many moons does Earth Have?
- How far is Earth from the Sun?
- How long does it take Earth to orbit the sun?
- Include other facts
Group 4: Facts about Jupiter.
- How old is Jupiter?
- How big is Jupiter?
- What is the length of day on Jupiter?
- How many moons does Jupiter Have?
- How far is Jupiter from the Sun?
- How long does it take Jupiter to orbit the Sun?
- Include other facts
Group 5: Facts about Planet Mars.
- How old is Mars?
- How big is Mars?
- What is the length of day on Mars?
- How many moons does Mars Have?
- How far is Mars from the Sun?
- How long does it take Mars to orbit the sun?
- Include other facts
Group 6: Facts about Neptune.
- How old is Neptune?
- How big is Neptune?
- What is the length of day on Neptune?
- How many moons does Neptune Have?
- How far is Neptune from the Sun?
- How long does it take Neptune to orbit the sun?
- Include other facts
Group 7: Facts about Saturn.
- How old is Saturn?
- How big is Saturn?
- What is the length of day on Saturn?
- How many moons does Saturn Have?
- How far is Saturn from the Sun?
- How long does it take Saturn to orbit the sun?
- Include other facts
Group 8: Facts about Uranus.
- How old is Uranus?
- How big is Uranus?
- What is the length of day on Uranus?
- How many moons does Uranus Have?
- How far is Uranus from the Sun?
- How long does it take Uranus to orbit the sun?
- Include other facts
Group 9: Facts about Venus.
- How old is Venus?
- How big is Venus?
- What is the length of day on Venus?
- How many moons does Venus Have?
- How far is Venus from the Sun?
- How long does it take Venus to orbit the sun?
- Include other facts
Group 10: Facts about Mercury.
- How old is Mercury?
- How big is Mercury?
- What is the length of day on Mercury?
- How many moons does Mercury Have?
- How far is Mercury from the Sun?
- How long does it take Mercury to orbit the sun?
- Include other facts
These websites can help Students find information about their project.
Evaluation
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20 points Exceptional |
15 points Satisfactory |
10 points Developing |
0 - 5 points Unsatisfactory |
Score |
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Organization |
Content is very organized and included great pictures. |
Content was organized but lacked nice pictures. |
Content lacked organization but included nice pictures or content was organized but lacked nice pictures. |
Content includes no organization or pictures. |
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Requirements |
Content listed all the required facts and at lease 5 additional facts. |
Content listed most of the required facts and 5 additional facts. |
Content listed all of the required facts but only some additional facts. |
Content listed no required facts or additional facts. |
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Creativity |
Strong Evidence to support work. |
Evidence of divergent thinking. |
Some evidence of divergent thinking |
Little to no evidence of divergent thinking |
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Citation |
Work is cited in both text and in presentation. |
Some work is cited in text and visual presentation. |
Work is cited in text but not in presentation. |
Work is neither cited in text or presentation. |
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Presentation |
Speaker was clear and confident |
Speaker was usually clear and confident. |
Speaker was sometime clear or Confident. |
Speaker was unclear and not confident. |
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Total Points that can be earned 100 Total points:__________
Conclusion
In conclusion, by the end of this WebQuest; students should be aware of all of the planets in our Solar System and the Sun, as well as facts about them. Students should be able to identify the planets from each other. Students should also want to expand their learning about our Solar System, as well as other Solar Systems.
Teacher Page
Grade level: 4-6
Subject: Middle school Science
This WebQuest can be used for teaching children about the many planets in our Solar System, facts about our solar system and the Sun.
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