Environmental Science Final Project



Science 8 Astronomy Project Overview

Your very last assignments in Science 8 will be part of the Astronomy Project. You will receive a daily participation grade each day for your work. These will count as class work/homework grades. Your final product will count as a test grade.

Project Timeline:

Begin Tuesday, June 4 with research in the library

|Monday, June 3rd |Tuesday, June 4th |Wedneday, June 5th |Thursday, June 6th |Friday, June 7th |

|8th Grade Exam |Library Research |Library Research |Library Research |Research in 236 |

|(State Test) |Class work grade |Class work grade |Class work grade |(Library comes to us!) |

|(2 hr delay sched) | | | |Class work grade |

|Monday, June 10th |Tuesday, June 11th |Wednesday, June 12th |Thursday, June 13th |Friday, June 14th |

|Work Day |Work Day |PROJECT DUE |Presentation Day |Finals Begin |

|Class work grade |Class work grade |Presentation Day |Moving Up Day! | |

ASTRONOMY PROJECT DUE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12th .

NO LATE PROJECTS WILL BE ACCEPTED!!!!

Project Choices:

A. Written Research Product

Create a written product of any kind: You may write a short research essay, create a travel journal, write an interview, write a play, write a short story, do a magazine article, or any other type of written paper. Your written product should be DOUBLE SPACED, whether you type it or hand write it. It should be a minimum of 1.5 pages. Depending on what type of product you choose, it might be longer. For example, a play might be longer than a travel journal because it takes up more space.

B. Research Artwork

Create a visual product of any kind: You may make a poster, create a model or a diorama, make a Comic Life product, paint, sculpt, or any other type of artistic product. You should include a SHORT, written explanation of your product. One paragraph explaining what you made, how you made it, and why you chose it is more than enough!

C. Research Technology Product

Create a technology-driven product of any kind: PowerPoint, SmartBoard lesson, Wiki, web page, movie, music video, or any other type of computer-driven product. You should make sure that I can access your product from school computers, or that I can save it on a memory stick. Length of your project will vary depending on what you choose. Make sure to budget your time so you can finish!

Information You Should Include:

You should answer all the W-questions: Who, What, When, Where and Why. Depending on your topic, some of these may be more important than others.

Some questions to help you get started:

Sun, Planet & Comet Research:

Who discovered your planet?

When was it discovered?

Where is your planet?

How big is it?

What is it like?

Does it have any moons?

How did we explore your planet?

What is weird or cool about your planet?

Space Program Research:

When did the program start / stop?

What was the point of the program?

Was it successful at reaching its goal?

Were there any disasters associated with your program?

Was there any cool information that we learned because of the program?

Who were the people who were important in the program?

People Research:

Who is your person?

Why are they important to the study of space?

How did they become part of their program?

What did they have to do to become an astronaut?

What else did they do before or after?

When were they born? Are they still alive?

Final Project Scoring Guide

25 points: Sources Required

• You must have 4 sources for your project

• Include your list of sources when you turn in your project

• You will receive extra credit if one of your sources is a print source

65 Points: Your Project (see additional rubrics)

• Did you meet the requirements of the project?

10 Points: In-Class Presentation

• You will spend 2-3 minutes sharing your project with the class

• Names will be drawn at random to determine order of presentation

Rubrics: TURN THIS IN WITH YOUR PROJECT!

Research Product (Written / Artisitc / Technology Driven):

| |5 |4 |3 |2 |1 |0 |Points Earned |

|Content—quality of|Information in product|Information lacks |Some information is |Very few pieces of |Information very |Contains no |/ 30 |

|information, |is thorough and |some detail |inaccurate or |information or |inaccurate or too |information; product | |

|details |detailed. | |missing |details included |general for |not submitted | |

| | | | | |understanding | | |

|Style / Technique |All writing adheres to|Writing adheres to |Writing is somewhat |Writing contains |Writing is confusing |Writing is completely|/ 30 |

| |rules of spelling and |most rules of |coherent but |many mistakes and is|and somewhat |disorganized. | |

| |grammar, no mistakes. |spelling & grammar. |contains multiple |disorganized. |disorganized. |Technology is not | |

| | |No more than 2 |mistakes. Tecnology|Technology is used |Technology is used |used for product. | |

| |Technology used to |mistakes. |use is limited or |poorly. Artistic |with many mistakes. |Model is | |

| |enhance information |Technology enhances |needs to be edited |style is messy and |Artistic model is |unidentifiable or | |

| |delivered. Artistic |information |better. Artistic |difficult to |poorly constructed |broken. | |

| |style delivers |delivered but not |style is limited or |understand. | | | |

| |information clearly & |used effectively. |difficult to | | | | |

| |is easy to understand.|Artistic style |understand. | | | | |

| | |delivers information| | | | | |

| | |somewhat clearly. | | | | | |

|Length & |Meets minimum length | | | | |Does not meet minimum|/ 5 |

|formatting |standard, follows | | | | |length standard, is | |

| |requirements for | | | | |not formatted | |

| |formatting | | | | |correctly | |

| | | | | | |Total: |/ 65 |

Sources:

| |5 |4 |3 |2 |1 |0 |Points Earned |

|Number of Sources |4 sources | |2-3 sources | | |Sources Missing |/ 15 |

|Sources listed |In MLA format | |MLA format is used | | |MLA format not used |/ 10 |

|with project | | |with a few errors | | | | |

In class Presentation:

| |5 |4 |3 |2 |1 |0 |Points Earned |

|In Class Presentation |Presentation given | | | | |Presentation not |/ 10 |

| | | | | | |given | |

Project Total:

| |Points Earned |

|Sources Required |/ 25 points |

|Product (Written, Artistic, Technology) |/ 65 points |

|In-Class Presentation |/ 10 points |

|TOTAL GRADE |/ 100 points |

|Project |Student |

|Mercury | |

|Venus | |

|Mars | |

|Jupiter | |

|Saturn | |

|Uranus | |

|Neptune | |

|Jupiter’s Moons | |

|Kuiper Belt | |

|The Sun | |

|Earth’s Moon | |

|Pluto: Planet or not? | |

|Gemini Space Program | |

|Mercury Space Protgram | |

|Apollo Space Program | |

|Astronauts who walked on the moon | |

|International Space Station (ISS) | |

|Space Shuttle Program (STS) | |

|Sputnik & the USSR / Space Race | |

|Voyager I & Voyager II | |

|Mars Rover & Curiosity Rover | |

|Hubble Space Telescope | |

|Halley’s Comet | |

|Comet Hale-Bopp | |

|How do you become an Astronaut? | |

|Neil Armstrong | |

|Buzz Aldrin | |

|Michael Collins | |

|Sally Ride | |

Mercury

Venus

Mars

Jupiter

Saturn

Uranus

Neptune

Jupiter’s Moons

Kuiper Belt

The Sun

Earth’s Moon

Pluto: Planet or not?

Gemini Space Program

Mercury Space Protgram

Apollo Space Program

Astronauts who walked on the moon

International Space Station (ISS)

Space Shuttle Program (STS)

Sputnik & the USSR / Space Race

Voyager I & Voyager II

Mars Rover & Curiosity Rover

Hubble Space Telescope

Halley’s Comet

Comet Hale-Bopp

How do you become an Astronaut?

Neil Armstrong

Buzz Aldrin

Michael Collins

Sally Ride

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