WEBQUEST

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WEBQUEST

• OUR SOLAR SYSTEM

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Introduction

• You are preparing for a mission to outer
  space. Your job as an astronaut will be to gather
  information about your destination planet as
  well as your journey there and what you may come
  across during the journey. Your space ship is
  only equipped with enough food and oxygen for one
  person. This is a solo flight, but Mission
  Control is expecting a report to share with the
  other explorers throughout the solar system.

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Check List

• You are now ready to start collecting data about
  the Journey to your destination. Remember, only
  make notes.
• To do your research, click on one of the Web Site
  links for information that are under the
  different pictures. Read the information and make
  your notes under the correct headings on your
  data collection sheets for pre-flight check offs.
• When you have finished reading the first Web
  Site, view another Web site link. Read the
  information and decide if there is any new
  information that should be added to your data
  collection pre-flight Click to go to the next
  slide and start taking notes.
• Data Check list. 

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Pre-Flight links Check in with Mission Control
when this part of your mission has been completed.
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Blast Off

• Now that you have completed your Pre-Flight check
  list you are ready to Blast Off!
• Begin by getting out the Blast Off data
  collection sheets.
• Those sheets contain the information you will be
  expected to find while you are en-route to your
  destination planet.
• The next page contains the different
  destinations. Click on your destination that
  Mission Control has assigned you and begin your
  research. Remember, only take notes.
• Blast Off Data Sheet

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Blast Off Links Check in with Mission Control
when this part of your mission has been completed.
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Exploration

• Congratulations!!! Youve made it in one piece to
  your destination.
• Now that youre here, you need to gather
  information about your destination.
• First get your destination Exploration Data sheet
  out.
• This sheet covers information that you will be
  able to answer while exploring.
• The next page has links to different sites, be
  sure to take notes and gather all the information
  needed.
• Exploration
  Data

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Destination Links Check in with Mission Control
when this part of your mission has been completed.
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Your Trip Back

• Now that youve finished collecting all your
  data you can head back to planet Earth. On your
  way back you need to put together all the
  information you gathered into a report to share
  with Mission Control. When you get back from the
  trip, Mission Control will expect a completed
  written report.

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Mission Report

• There will be three separate paragraphs in your
  report.
• The first paragraph is about the data you
  collected during your pre-flight check off. Make
  sure you use all the data you collected.
• The second paragraph will contain the data you
  collected during Blast Off.
• The Third paragraph contains data that you
  collected during your destination exploration.
• When you are writing your report be sure to
  include all the data you collected. Also make
  sure you write in complete sentences using
  correct spelling and punctuation.
• Your report needs to include a good introduction
  and conclusion.
• Check in with Mission Control when this part of
  your mission has been completed.

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Presentation

• For your presentation to your fellow explorers,
  you need to have a visual representation of your
  destination.
• Your visual must be 3 dimensional
• It must look visually alike to your destination.
• It must be made by you, during the school day.
• Your model must be approximate to scale according
  to Mission control.
• Check in with Mission Control when this part of
  your mission has been completed.