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I Don't
Know My
Solar
System...
Please
Ex-Planet!
A WebQuest for 6th Grade (Science)

http://www.staq.qld.edu.au/k9p/
Designed by
Niki Hodges
Holly Marlowe
Teresa Muldowney
Tamara Richardson
E-mail Addresses
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
Introduction| Task
| Process | Evaluation| Conclusion | Credits| Teacher Page
Introduction
You are a visitor
from another galaxy and you cannot seem to find your way around the Milky
Way. What kind of information do you need to know in order to survive in this
foreign place? Use this quest to find needed information on the planets
in the solar system that will eventually help you decide which planet
you want to live on.
The Task
Your journey will
consist of three challenges. As the captain of your spacecraft, your
job is to navigate your way through space, making sure that you arrive at all
three destinations of this journey. At each destination, you will have
to follow distinct orders in order to complete the mission. Only after you
have completed all three missions will you have the information you need in
order to pick a planet to live on. From the information that you have
gathered, you will have the opportunity to write a fictional story of your
future life in your new home.
- * Your first mission
is to explore Arty Astro’s website. At this site you are free to
experiment with the different activities available to you. After
exploring this site, you will send an email to your teacher telling
him/her how much you weigh and how old you are on different planets, and
anything else that you found interesting.
* Your second mission is to explore all of the planets in our
solar system. You can explore these planets by clicking on the
individual pictures that are provided. Next, you will choose the planet that
you found most interesting. Then, you will click on the icon for the
worksheet. Print this worksheet and answer as many of the questions as
possible about your planet.
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- * The final mission is
to write a fictional story about the planet you have chosen to live on.
Use facts that you have found throughout the WebQuest to support your
reasoning for choosing that particular planet.
The Process
This WebQuest is
designed for you to complete the journey on your own. You will be
required to complete three missions throughout this journey. After
exploring different sites on the Internet, you will be writing a paper that
reflects what you have learned about our solar system. To complete the
missions, simply click on each mission title below.
Mission
One Mission
Two Mission
Three
Evaluation
Your journey will
be evaluated based on the following criteria. Your grade will be
determined by your performance and effort on each mission.
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Beginning
10
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Developing
15
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Accomplished
20
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Exemplary
25
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Score
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Completion
of
Mission
One
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Did not explore most of the required areas, completed some
of the task, did not E-mail partial results, shows no creativity in finding
additional information
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Explored some required areas, completed some of the tasks,
e-mailed partial results, shows no creativity in finding additional
information
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Explored all areas required, completed some of the tasks,
e-mailed partial results, some creativity in finding additional information
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Explored all required areas, completed each task given,
e-mailed results, showed creativity in finding additional information
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Completion
of
Mission
Two
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Explored few of the 9 planets, completed little of the
worksheet, handed in worksheet late
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Explored many of the 9 planets, completed some of the
worksheet, handed in worksheet late
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Explored most of the 9 planets, completed most of the
worksheet, handed in worksheet on time
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Explored all 9 planets thoroughly, completed all of
the worksheet, handed in worksheet on time
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Completion
of
Mission
Three
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Completed short story using little of the given criteria,
failed to meet length requirements, little proper grammar and English in
writing, failed to turn in on time
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Completed short story using most of the given criteria,
failed to meet length requirements, some proper grammar and English in
writing, turned in on time
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Completed short story using all given criteria, met length
requirements, some proper grammar and English in writing, turned in on time
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Completed short story using all given criteria, met length
requirements, used proper grammar and English in writing, turned in
on time
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Creativity
in
using
collected
data
in final mission
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Showed little to no creativity while using factual data
collected
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Showed some creativity while using factual data collected
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Showed moderate creativity while using factual data
collected
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Showed outstanding creativity while using factual data
collected
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Conclusion
In your mission
through your solar system, you have explored the nine planets and completed a
detailed analysis of one of these planets. You now have a good
understanding of the solar system you live in. Do you view the space
around you differently? Do you think there may be life on these other
planets?
Additional
information can be found at the following sites:
~ http://www.kidsastronomy.com
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http://www.nasm.edu/ceps/etp
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http://www.the-solar-system.net/
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http://www.starryskies.com/
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http://www.windows.ucar.edu/
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http://www.abcteach.com/SolarSystem/SolarSystemTOC.htm
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http://207.193.111.177/index.html
Credits
& References
The following
resources were used for the educational purposes of this WebQuest in
accordance with the Fair Use Policy.
~ http://www.artyastro.com/
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http://www.staq.qld.edu.au/k9p
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http://www.abcteach.com/
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http://www.eduplace.com/
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http://www.windows.ucar.edu/
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http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/6603/spaceana.htm
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http://animations1.tripod.com/anim/
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http://bubl.ac.uk/link/c/comets.htm
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http://www.solarviews.com/eng/solarsys.htm
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http://www.starships.com/SF_Midi_Gallery.html
~ Microsoft Clip art and
Animations
Last updated on August 15, 1999.
Based on a template from The WebQuest Page
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