Comparing Planets Assignment



Comparing Planets Assignment

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| | |Research planets using the websites |

| | |provided in the research worksheets. |

| | |Upon completion of your research, you and your group will create a poster and turn |

| | |in a paper. |

| | |Then you will share your findings in a 10-15 minute presentation for another class |

| | |in our school. |

|Rubric |

|Use the descriptions below to create the BEST project you can! |

|Category |A |B |C |Points |

| |90-100 points |80-89 points |70-79 points |awarded |

|  |  |  |  |  |

|Participation |40 points |30 points |20 points |20 |

| |1. Students showed great |1. Students cooperated and |Students did the work, but had | |

| |cooperation, worked well with |completed the project, but lost|to be redirected on several | |

| |each other to complete the |focus somewhat |occasions. | |

| |research and the project. |in their research of the |The members turned in the | |

| |2. The members shared the work|project. |research work, but many of the | |

| |and turned in a completed: |2. The members turned in the |parts were incomplete: | |

| | |research work, but not all were| | |

| | |completed: | | |

|  | --research worksheet | --research worksheet | --research worksheet |10 |

|  | --database | --database | --database |5 |

|  |  |  |  |  |

|Poster |30 points |20 points |10 points |5 |

| |The poster is |The poster is attractive |The poster is somewhat | |

| |attractive and |and well organized. |organized. | |

| |well organized. |Poster is missing |Many of the items listed below | |

| |Poster included the following |several of the required |were missing: | |

| |Planet information: |items below: | | |

| |1. Picture or drawing |1. Picture or drawing |1. Picture or drawing |5 |

| |2. Diagrams labeling the |2. Diagram labeling the planets|2. Diagram labeling the planets|5 |

| |planets | | | |

| |3. At least 12 facts. |3. At least 12 facts. |3. At least 12 facts. |5 |

| |4. Comparison of Earth with |4. Comparison of Earth with all|4. Comparison of Earth with |10 |

| |all the other planets |the other planets |all the other planets | |

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|Presentation |30 points |20 points |10 points |5 |

| |All group members |All group members |All group members | |

| |participated in the |participated in the |participated in the | |

| |presentation. |presentation. |presentation. | |

| |The group shared the |The group shared most of the |The group shared some of the | |

| |following info: |following info: |following info: | |

| |1. What makes earth different |1 What makes earth different |1. What makes earth different|5 |

| |from other planets |from other planets |from other planets | |

| |2. Described the moons of the |2. Described the moons of the |2. Described the moons of the |5 |

| |planets. |planets. |planets | |

| |3. Used the diagram on the |3. Used the diagram on the |3. Used the diagram on the |5 |

| |poster to |poster to |poster to | |

| |label and describe each planet |label and describe each planet |label and describe each planet | |

| |4. Described why we live on |4. Described why we live on |4. Described why we live on |10 |

| |earth |earth |earth | |

| |5. Compared Earth with all the|5. Compared Earth with all the|5. Compared Earth with all the|5 |

| |other Planets in our solar |other Planets in our solar |other Planets in our solar | |

| |system and included the: |system and included the: |system and included the: | |

| |* Name of planet |* Name of planet |* Name of planet | |

| |*Type of planet |*Type of planet |*Type of planet | |

| |*Features |*Features |*Features | |

| |*Moons |*Moons |*Moons | |

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| | | | |100 |

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