SNC 1DI – Space – Solar System Internet Assignment



SNC 1PI – Space – Solar System Internet Assignment

Name: ___________________________________________ Date: _______________________________

1. Go to the following website: . Open a second window and open the following website:

2. Choose any of the following planets: Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. If you are looking for a greater challenge choose meteors, comets, asteroids or a Dwarf planet such as Pluto.

3. For your chosen planet. Obtain the following information:

a) Basic Information: (make a chart)

i) Orbital period (length of year)

ii) Rotational period (length of day)

iii) position in solar system (i.e. 6th planet from the sun)

iv) Size (diameter, relative size (i.e. 4th largest))

v) Distance to the sun (can this planet be seen in the sky?)

vi) Surface Conditions (day and night temperatures, storms, etc.)

b) General description of the planet

i) chemical composition of the planet (what is the planet made out of?, atmosphere, colour)

ii) Does the planet have rings?

iii) Are there any special or visible features? (spots, volcanoes, canyons)

iv) Get pictures of the planet and its moons.

c) Number of moons. Give names of larger moons and a description of them if you can. Keeners can list the names of all of the major moons. The website is good for this information.

d) List any interesting or unusual facts about the planet you have chosen. Perhaps you could find information about when the planet was discovered, missions that have been sent to the planet or if life could exist on this planet.

Marking Rubric

|Project Research(inquiry) |I or R |level 1 |level 2 |level 3 |level 4 |

|Title | | | | | |

|Title, Creative Subtitle, Large Picture | | | | | |

|By: your name, For: teacher’s name, course code, date | | | | | |

|Basic information about Planet | | | | | |

|Orbital period (length of year), Rotational period (length of day), position in solar system (i.e. 6th | | | | | |

|planet from the sun), Size (diameter, relative size (i.e. 4th largest)), Distance to the sun (can this | | | | | |

|planet be seen in the sky?), Surface Conditions (day and night temperatures, storms, etc.) | | | | | |

|General Description of the Planet | | | | | |

|chemical composition of the planet (what is the planet made out of?, atmosphere, colour), Does the planet | | | | | |

|have rings?, Are there any special or visible features? (spots, volcanoes, canyons). Get pictures of the | | | | | |

|planet and its moons. | | | | | |

|Information about Moons | | | | | |

|Number of moons. Give names of larger moons and a description of them if you can. | | | | | |

|Pictures of the Planet | | | | | |

|Interesting Facts about the Planet | | | | | |

|Discovery date | | | | | |

|Communications Requirements |I or R |level 1 |level 2 |level 3 |level 4 |

|Library Time was used effectively each day | | | | | |

|Student was on time and prepared to work | | | | | |

|I used my own words I summarized research information instead of copying and pasting information) | | | | | |

|The student made a good effort to use good grammar and spelling | | | | | |

|The student was enthusiastic about producing a project that contained as much information as possible (Extra| | | | | |

|information is worth more marks) | | | | | |

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