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The Solar System
Shawna YoungloveShawna YoungloveEdu 505Edu 505Dr. YangDr. Yang
A webquest for 3-5 grade studentsA webquest for 3-5 grade students
Introduction
Today you get to be a space explorer and Today you get to be a space explorer and researcher! You are going to choose one researcher! You are going to choose one
of the eight planets and research of the eight planets and research information about that planet. information about that planet.
Task
You will research facts about one of the You will research facts about one of the planets.planets.
You must include…You must include…
1. The name of the planet2. What or who the planet is named after3. The size of the planet (diameter)4. The average distance from the sun (in
miles)
Task continued
5. The time needed to revolve around the sun (length of the year)
6. The time needed to rotate on its axis (length of the day)
7. Facts about the planets surface8. Facts about the planets moon9. Any other interesting factsPhew… that seems like a lot of work, but
you can do it! Just take it one step at a time.
Task completed when…When you are finished researching you
will write a research report explaining all of the information you gathered
You must write your research paper neatly and in the proper format
You will be graded on neatness, how well you researched the facts about your planet, and how you put the facts together in the paper. Good luck!
Resources for Information about the planets
Mercuryhttp://kids.nineplanets.org/mercury.htmhttp://www.kidsastronomy.com/mercury.htm
Venushttp://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/venus/venus.htmlhttp://kids.nineplanets.org/venus.htm
More resources about the planets
Earthhttp://kids.nineplanets.org/earth.htmhttp://www.kidsastronomy.com/earth.htm
Marshttp://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/mars/mars.htmlhttp://kids.nineplanets.org/mars.htm
More resources about the planets
Jupiterhttp://kids.nineplanets.org/jupiter.htmhttp://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/jupiter/jupiter.htmlSaturnhttp://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/saturn/saturn.htmlhttp://www.frontiernet.net/~kidpower/saturn.html
More resources about the planets
Uranus
http://kids.nineplanets.org/uranus.htm
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/uranus/uranus.html
Neptune
http://www.frontiernet.net/~kidpower/neptune.html
http://kids.nineplanets.org/neptune.htm
Students will be evaluated using this rubricPlanet Research Report Rubric
Quality4 3 2 1
Organization of Ideas
You did an outstanding job planning your
report. You developed an excellent beginning,
middle, and ending. You needed very little
help
You have a topic sentence. You developed and
organized your details. You followed the
webquest with little help.
You needed help with a topic sentence, or the
topic sentence is missing. Your
information is difficult to follow
You need a clear plan of organization
Content
You included many excellent details. You were able to find facts
independently, and add extra facts
You included good details and
information. You needed some help
finding some facts in the webquest.
You included simple basic details. You
needed lots of help finding facts, and added no extra
information.
Details and facts are inaccurate or
missing. You were unable to do independent
research
Sentence Knowledge
You showed skillful use of sentence variety. You used complete sentences all of the
time.You restated facts in
your own words.
You used complete sentences most of the
time.Most facts are in your
own words
You used complete sentences some of the
time.You needed help
restating sentences in your own words, or some sentences are
copied.
You need to use complete sentences.Sentences need to
be in your own words.
Language/ Vocabulary
You used very good adjectives and vivid
language
You used some adjectives and basic
vocabulary.
You used satisfactory words.
You need to add adjectives and use
age appropriate vocabulary.
Mechanics
You consistently used capital letters, correct punctuation, proper paragraph form, and
correct spelling without help.
Most of the time you used capital letters, correct punctuation,
proper paragraph form and correct spelling.
You needed help to correct your paragraph form, spelling, capital
letters, and punctuation.
You need to use proper paragraph form, punctuation, capital letters and correct spelling.
Conclusion
You did it! You have become an expert about one of the planets. When you are finished writing your report, you may be asked to share it with a classmate or even your entire class! Congratulations on completing the webquest and becoming such a great researcher about one of the planets in our solar system.