Dear Mr. McIntyre’s Class,
My name is Captain Rex and I have kidnapped beloved teacher, Mr. McIntyre. He is locked away on my spaceship that is currently orbiting
Earth. In order to free him, you
must complete the following project by this Friday, March, 8.
Before your teacher can be released, your team must be
prepared to answer questions from my people. After that, you will be making a model to use and present to
my people’s High Council.
Mr. McIntyre's release depends upon your success.
To Free Your Teacher:
Step 1: Complete the Solar Facts
Research Sheet.
Step 2: Organize a presentation you will make to the High Council. Some ideas include: posters, plan a skit, Prezi,
short video, etc. To impress the High Council, it must be a creative
presentation! Check the Evaluation section before you begin!
Step 3: Prepare to share what you learned with the class.
Task, the First – Solar
Facts
The aliens want basic information about the Sun. Your
worksheet has a chart you must complete to get basic information.
Here are some websites to help you as you complete the first
task.
Interesting
Facts About the Sun
KidsAstronomy.com
Nine 8 Planets for Kids
The Sun
Task, the Second – Solar
Structure
Next, the aliens want to know the structure of the
Sun. What makes up the Sun? What does it do?
Use the websites to study the Sun’s structure.
Task, the Third – Learning
About the Sun
How do we study the Sun? They want to know how we
learn about the Sun. They want examples of telescopes on Earth and space
probes currently studying the Sun.
The websites below will help you complete task, the third!
Observatories and Telescopes
High Altitude Observatory
Mauna Loa Solar Observatory
McMath Solar Observatory
Sacramento Peak Solar Observatory
Mauna Loa Solar Observatory
McMath Solar Observatory
Sacramento Peak Solar Observatory
Space Probes
Task, the Fourth –
Presentation
You have the information you need to answer the aliens’
questions. Your final task is to put it all together. Look at Step
2 under "To Free Your Teacher". Select a method for your presentation and
work on it!
Evaluation
How will I be graded for this assignment?
Sun WebQuest Rubric
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CATEGORY
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Organization
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Information is very organized with well-constructed and easy to follow.
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Information is organized with well-constructed and easy to follow.
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Information is organized, but it is hard to follow.
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The information appears to be disorganized and can't be followed.
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Amount of Information
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All topics and tasks are addressed with information above what is required.
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All topics and tasks are addressed.
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All but one topic and task are addressed.
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Two or more tasks and topics were not addressed.
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Quality of Information
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Information clearly relates to the main topic. It includes several supporting details and/or examples.
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Information clearly relates to the main topic. It provides 1-2 supporting details and/or examples.
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Information clearly relates to the main topic. No details and/or examples are given.
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Information has little or nothing to do with the main topic.
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