MOON WALK A WebQuest for 3rd Grade Science Designed by Lu Ann Wendel [email protected] Moon Walk Created by Lu Ann Wendel 8/03/04

MOON WALK

A WebQuest for 3rd Grade ScienceDesigned by Lu Ann [email protected]

Moon Walk

Created by Lu Ann Wendel

8/03/04

IntroductionIntroduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Standards | Resources | Teacher Notes

“One Small Step for Man, One Giant Leap for Mankind.”

Neil Armstrong spoke these words when he first stepped foot on the moon’s surface in 1969. What would you have said if you had been the first American to walk on the moon?

Moon WalkCreated by Lu Ann Wendel

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The Task

Your job is to collect data about the moon. Your crew of astronauts will work as a team to collect this scientific information. You will need to show your data sheet to mission control (teacher).

Data collection:

Distance from the earth (How many kilometers?)Diameter (What is the distance across the moon?)Surface (What is the surface of the moon like?)Temperature (What is the temperature on the moon?)Atmosphere (Does the moon have an atmosphere?)Appearance (Why does the moon appear to change its shape?)Other interesting facts (special features, Does it have volcanoes, craters, mountains, etc.?)Continue on next slide. Moon Walk

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The Task

Communication:

Create a venn diagram comparing and contrasting the moon to the earth

Use the calendar template to show apparent changes in the moon’s shape during one month.

Design a model of the moon in relation to the earth.

Present your data as a crew to your peers and mission control.


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The Process

1. First, mission control will assign you to a crew. (3 students)

2. Print out each of the data collection sheets.

3. Decide which data sheet each crew member will be responsible for completing with information about the moon.

4. You are now ready to start collecting data.

5. To do your research, click on the links at the bottom of this page, use your science textbook, and/or visit the media center.


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Sheet 1 Sheet 2 Sheet 3

The Process

6. You must visit at least two web sites while doing your research. Don’t forget to cite your sources at the bottom of the Data collection sheet.

7. When you have finished collecting data, print out the Venn diagram template and complete with other crew members.

8. Print out the calendar template and complete.. Be ready to explain your drawings

9. Construct a model of the moon and earth.

10. Finally, your crew will share the information you have collected with mission control and the class. As a crew, first practice how you will present your data. Use a clear, loud voice. Make eye contact with your audience.


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The Process

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11. Print out and use the crew checklist to ensure you have completed all the steps of your task.

12. Print out and complete a self-evaluation sheet. (See evaluation)

13. Hand in all your work for evaluation.

http://www.state.sd.us/deca/DDN4Learning/ThemeUnits/moon/content.htm

http://myschoolonline.com/page/0,1871,2486-196464-2-49847,00.html

http://www.classbrain.com/artaskcb/publish/article_51.shtmlhttp://coe.west.asu.edu/students/phanover/

moon_webquest_home.htm#Evaluation

Evaluation


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Your data sheets, Venn diagram, calendar, model, and class presentation will be evaluated. There is a checklist to help you make sure that you have completed all the necessary steps of the moon walk web quest. Print out this checklist. Check to confirm that you have completed all the steps. Mission control will also evaluate your web quest using this form. You will complete a self evaluation form.

Conclusion

During your web quest, you have learned many facts about the moon, yet there is so much more to learn. The vastness of space has given us many challenges and questions.

Check out some of the links below to learn more about space. Can you find other web sites that have interesting information about the moon?

Find some science fiction books in the media center. Do any of the books contain factual information? On what scientific facts has the author chosen to base the story on? Why? Write a response to a selection in your journal.

. / http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/Space/

http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/Space/ http://www.state.sd.us/deca/DDN4Learning/ThemeUnits/moon/facts

http://www.classbrain.com/artaskcb/publish/article_51.shtm


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http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/Space/

Standards

3.1.2 Participate in different types of guided scientific investigations such as observing objects and events and collecting specimens for analysis.

3.1.3 Keep and report records of investigations and observations using tools, such as journals, charts, graphs, and computers.

3.1.4 Discuss the results of investigations and consider the explanations of others.3.1.5 Demonstrate the ability to work cooperatively while respecting the ideas of others and communicating one’s

own conclusions about findings3.2.6 Make sketches and write descriptions to aid in explaining procedures or ideas. 3.3.1 Observe and describe the apparent motion of the sun and moon over a time span of o3.5.1 Select and use appropriate measuring units, such as centimeters (cm) and meters (m), grams (g) and

kilograms (kg), and degrees Celsius (ºC). ne day 3.3.4 Observe and describe that the moon looks a little different every day, but looks the same again about every

four weeks.3.5.5 Explain that one way to make sense of something is to think of how it relates to something more familiar.3.6.3 Explain how a model of something is different from the real thing but can be used to learn something about

the real thing.


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Resources


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http://www.state.sd.us/deca/DDN4Learning/ThemeUnits/moon/content.htm http://myschoolonline.com/page/0,1871,2486-196464-2-49847,00.htmlhttp://www.classbrain.com/artaskcb/publish/article_51.shtmlhttp://coe.west.asu.edu/students/phanover/moon_webquest_home.htm#EvaluationScience – McGraw/Hill

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SELF-EVALUATION

Name________________________ Some things I learned about the Moon:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ My favorite activity was:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I would like to learn more about:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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EVALUATION – CREW CHECKLISTName of each crew member: ___________,___________,____________ We printed out the Data Collection Sheets. _____ We completed the Data Collection Sheets by collecting information from web sites and other resources about our planet. _____ We used complete sentences, correct punctuation, and capital letters. _____ We completed a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting the Moon and Earth. ____ We filled in the Calendar Template showing phases of the Moon during a one month period. _____ We created a model of the Moon in relation to the Earth. _____ We practiced a presentation for Mission Control. _____ While presenting, we remembered to:_____use a loud, clear voice_____hold the report away from our faces_____hold the report still while speaking_____look at the audience We signed our names on all our papers and stapled them together. _____ We have handed in all information to Mission Control to be evaluated. _____


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DATA COLLECTION SHEET 1

Crew Member’s Name: _____________________ What is the distance (in kilometers) from the Moon to the Earth?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________How big around is the Moon? (diameter) Compare the Moon’s diameter to Earth’s diameter. Which is larger?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________List some interesting facts about the moon.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Sources:____________________________________________________________________________


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Crew Member Name: _______________________ Describe the surface of the Moon._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Why does the Moon appear to change its shape?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________List some interesting facts you learned about the moon.____________________________________________________________________________________________Sources:______________________________________________________________________________________


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Crew Member Name: ______________________ What is the Moon made of (composition)?_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________What is the air like on the Moon (gases in the atmosphere)?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ What is the weather like on the Moon?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ What is the temperature during the day and night?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________List some interesting facts about your planet._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Sources:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Teacher Notes

The objective of this WebQuest is to develop reading comprehension of factual text through researching, recording, and consolidating scientific information using technology. This synthesis and the navigation of the Web also requires deductive reasoning and cooperative skills.


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