Developed by: Melissa Turner

Overview

Introduction

Task

Process

Evaluation

Conclusion

Resources

Overview

The web quest you are about to view was created to go

along with a 4th grade science unit on space. Students

will visit each planet via the internet to gain important

information and facts. In order to ensure that the

students have retained the information needed to

satisfy the standard, they will be required to label a

diagram of the solar system and answer questions

about the planets in a game format.

 

S4E2: Students will model the position and motion of the earth in the solar system and will explain the role of relative position and motion in

determining sequence of the phases of the moon. 

IntroductionIntroductionHave you ever wanted to travel into outer space? In The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System, Ms. Frizzle’s class journeys to outer space and learns about the solar system.Hop on board!!! Join the space explorers as they rocket into outer space on their flying school bus!

TaskYour adventure is about to begin. You are going on a field trip with Ms. Frizzle and her students , from The Magic School Bus books, on their “Bus Ship” to learn about the planets in the solar system.

As you read the book The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System , you will experience visiting the planets in the solar system. Your job for this assignment is to research each planet visited in the book . You must use your journal to record research, answer questions, and complete drawings.

Hope you enjoy your adventure!

Click here to print your journal

Process-Day One:

Complete narrative response #1 in your journal. (Please use complete sentences.)

Read The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System.

Process-Day Two:

Complete the Earth, Sun and Mercury worksheets. Draw and color the planet correctly List 3 things you find interesting about each planet List 5 characteristics about each planet:

INCLUDE: size in relation to other planets, position of the planet from the sun, climate, number of rings (if any), number of moons (if any).

Use the links listed below to find the information on the planets.

http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm http://kids.nineplanets.org/title.htm http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/solarsystem/index.shtml You may also refer to pages 11-16 in the book.

Process-Day Three:

Complete the Venus, Mars and Jupiter worksheets. Draw and color the planet correctly List 3 things you find interesting about each planet List 5 characteristics about each planet:

INCLUDE: size in relation to other planets, position of the planet from the sun, climate, number of rings (if any), number of moons (if any).

Use the links listed below to find the information on the planets.

http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm http://kids.nineplanets.org/title.htm http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/solarsystem/index.shtml You may also refer to pages 17-27 in the book.

Process-Day Four:

Complete the Saturn, Uranus and Neptune worksheets.

Draw and color the planet correctly List 3 things you find interesting about each planet List 5 characteristics about each planet:

INCLUDE: size in relation to other planets, position of the planet from the sun, climate, number of rings (if any), number of moons (if any).

Use the links listed below to find the information on the planets.

http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm http://kids.nineplanets.org/title.htm http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/solarsystem/index.shtml You may also refer to pages 28-31 in the book.

Process-Day Five:

Complete the narrative response #2 in your journal. (Please use complete sentences.)

Complete the solar system quiz.

You have successfully completed your mission onboard the Magic Space Bus. I hope you

enjoyed your adventure of travelling through the solar system with Ms. Frizzle and her students. Please place your journal in the

Science bin.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Evaluation

Please click the spaceship to review the rubric on which your grade will be

based.

Narrative Responses20

Solar System Journal Worksheets

20

Drawings20

Book Reading/ Solar System Labeling

20

JournalCompletion

20

The student answers all questions clearly using

complete sentences. The sentences contained no grammatical errors and

were creative in thought.15-20 pts.

The student correctly completed ALL 9 solar system

worksheets.15-20 pts.

The student drew pictures when

asked and completed it as

instructed.15-20 pts.

The student actively participated in book reading and labeled

ALL the planets correctly on the

solar system quiz.20 pts.

The student completed and turned in the journal on time.

20 pts.

The student attempts to answer each question.

Sentences contain minor errors in structure and

grammar. Student displayed some creativity.

10-14 pts.

The student made a large attempt to

complete all 9 solar system worksheets

but they are not fully complete.10-14 pts.

The student attempted to draw

pictures but was unable to

complete as instructed.10-14 pts.

The student actively participated in book reading and labeled most of the planets

correctly on the solar system quiz.

15-19 pts.

The student turned in a completed journal but it was not turned

in on time.10-19 pts.

The student did not answer all questions. Answers did

not have complete sentences and contained structure and grammar errors. Answers lacked

creativity.5-9 pts.

The student made little attempt to

complete all 9 solar system worksheets

but some information has

been filled in.5-9 pts.

The student made an attempt to

draw pictures but they were

inaccurate and were not as instructed.

5-9 pts.

The student did not actively participate in book reading but was able to label all

or most of the planets correctly on

the solar system quiz.

5-14 pts.

The student did not turn in a journal that was complete AND the journal was not turned in on time.

1-9 pts.

The student did not attempt to answer the questions. Sentences contained numerous grammatical errors.

0-4 pts.

The student made very little to no

attempt to complete all 9 solar system

worksheets.0-4 pts.

The student made little or no attempt to draw pictures.

0-4 pts.

The student did not actively participate in book reading and was unable to label the planets correctly on the solar system

quiz.0-4 pts.

The student did not turn in a completed

journal.0 pts.

Points Received Points Received Points Received Points Received Points Received

The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System Web Quest Grading Rubric

Student Name: _____________________

Total Score: _____/ 100

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have completed your journey through the solar system. As a reward for all your hard work click on the link below to enjoy the cool game “The Magic School Bus Space Chase”.

Click here for game

RESOURCES

The Nine Planetshttp://kids.nineplanets.org/title.htm

Kids Astronomyhttp://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm

Scholastichttp://www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/games/

space/index.htm

Sqool Tubehttp://www.gamequarium.org/dir/SqoolTube_Videos/

Science/Space/Solar_System/magic_school_bus_gets_lost_in_space_9690.html

RESOURCES

Enchanted Learninghttp://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/

astronomy/solarsystem/index.shtml

The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar SystemISBN# 0-606-00583-8