Solar System Assignment
DUE DATE: Monday, April 8th
You will work in pairs and be assigned a topic
randomly. You and your partner must research your
assigned topic and create a 15 minute presentation for the class. Your
job will be to teach the class about your selected item.
RESEARCH: Your presentation must include information about the
following:
Background Information
Physical structure
Colour
Atmosphere
Unique features
Interesting facts
Placement within solar system
**One thing you would like to know about this item. For example,
was there once water on Mars?
PRESENTATION: You can decide how you want to present the material.
You must have a Powerpoint or Prezi and Bristol board, poster,
brochure or whatever other presentation tools.
The main goal at the end of all the presentations will be to create a
visual representation of our solar system on the back wall of the
classroom. Each group must provide their visual representation and at
the end of their presentation they will place it in the appropriate spot
ALL PRESENTATIONS MUST BE READY FOR Monday, April 8th. The
order of presentations will be posted prior to that date.
List of Possible Topics
1. Sun
2. Mercury
3. Venus
4. Earth
5. Mars
6. Jupiter
7. Saturn
8. Uranus
9. Neptune
10.Earth’s Moon
11.Comets
12.Asteroids
13.Titan
14.Satellites/Space Junk
15. Space Accidents/Disasters
16. any mission to any of the planets and the moon
Solar System Assignment
Choose one of the following tasks:
1. Create a visual representation of the solar
system.
(Include the following: Sun. Mercury. Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn,
Uranus, Neptune, Earth’s Moon)
2. Create a 3D model of the solar system.
(Include the following: Sun. Mercury. Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn,
Uranus, Neptune, Earth’s Moon)
3. Choose an item in the solar system and create a report. You can
create a written/typed report or a presentation on Powerpoint/Prezi.
Include the following information: What is it? Where is it? When was it
discovered? What are some unique features? What information do we
know about this item? What information would you LIKE to know about
this item?