Solar System Trading Cards



Solar System Project(Honors) Due Date: _________

Perhaps you’ve received a postcard from a friend or family member telling you about a great destination they are visiting with a beautiful picture on the front. Your job is to create a set of post cards for the objects in our solar system including:

1) the sun; (1 card)

2) each planet, (8 cards)

3) a card for asteroids and one for comets, (2 cards)

4) and one object of your choice in the universe. (1 cards)

OR… you may choose any method you’d like to present the information in a visual/written form. Examples are: Postcards from each destination, poster, website, slideshow, mural, pamphlet, game, theme park, mobile, etc!!

(Please get your unique project approved by the teacher!)

Procedure:

1. Gather the information required below and make “standard” design for your cards.

On the front of the card, please put:

• The name of your planet or solar system object

• An completely and accurately colored picture. Color the background as well.

• For planets and the sun: the location and “God of ___”.

On the back of the card, please include (in your paragraph):

• The name of your planet or object

• The diameter of your planet/object

• Your planet’s/object’s distance from the sun in A.U. (Astronomical Units) and kilometers.

• Your planet’s rotational period. (in Earth hours or day)

• Your planet’s orbital period. (in Earth days or years)

• Your planet’s high and low surface temperature (find range in Celsius). Gas planet temp . at cloud tops

• Number of moons.

• Five other interesting facts about your planet/object. You may want to include any known satellites or missions to observe your planet and whether it’s rocky or gaseous.

PLEASE NOTE:

***For objects other than a planet, define what it is, then answer the questions: Where is it found? Characteristics/description? When/who Discovered? Theories? Current Research? How does it work?

***All information must be in your own words… not copied and pasted!!

*** Bibliographies are NOT required since we are researching the information together.

*** Time will be given in class but students will need to work on the project at home as well.

***Your project must have a unifying theme, be organized, neat, and incredibly creative!! ;-)

| |God of: |Diameter (km) |

|Asteroids |1. |6. |

|Define it. |2. |7. |

|Where are they found? Characteristics/description? |3. |8. |

|Major ones (examples) |4. |9. |

| |5. |10. |

| | | |

| | | |

|Comets |1. |6. |

|Define it. |2. |7. |

|Where are they found? Characteristics/description? |3. |8. |

|Major ones (examples) |4. |9. |

| |5. |10. |

| | | |

| | | |

|Other:_______________ |1. |6. |

|Definition? Where is it found? Characteristics/description? When/who |2. |7. |

|Discovered? |3. |8. |

|Theories? Current Research? |4. |9. |

|How does it work? |5. |10. |

|Major ones (examples) | | |

|Student: ___________Bk: |Card:_________________(name of object) |

|On the front |5- All the facts are included and accurate |

|The name of your planet or solar system object |4- Most of the facts are included and/or accurate. |

|An completely and accurately colored picture. Color the background as |3- Several facts are missing and/or inaccurate |

|well. |2- Most facts are missing and incorrect. |

|For planets and the sun: the location and “God of ___”. |1- Little or no work completed. |

|On the back: |5- All the facts are included and accurate. |

|The name of planet/object |4- Most of the facts are included and/or accurate. |

|The diameter of your planet/object |3- Several facts are missing and/or inaccurate |

|distance from the sun in A.U. and km |2- Most facts are missing and incorrect. |

|rotational period. (in Earth days) |1- Little or no work completed. |

|orbital period. ( in Earth years) | |

|average surface temperature (in 0C). | |

|Number of moons. | |

|(or for Other Object: 5 Interesting Facts) | |

|Also on back: |3- All the facts are included and accurate. |

|Five other interesting facts about your planet/object. |2- Several facts are missing and/or inaccurate |

| |1- Little or no work completed. |

|Overall Design of Card |3- Design is a unified theme, artistic, accurately colored, and shows evidence of planning. |

| |2- Design is shows some unified characteristics, is accurately colored, and has some planning. |

| |1- Design shows little or no unified theme, is inaccurately colored, and shows a lack of planning. |

|Completed Set of Cards |5 4 3 2 1 |

|Total Points |___/21 per card |

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