Planet People

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Planet People
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INTRODUCTION
A spaceship is going to pick up a group from
each of three planets to come and visit Earth for
one year - all expenses paid. The winners will
be those aliens who best represent their home
planet. Each group will get one vote to decide
who will make the trip. Oh, by the way, the
winners will receive 1 million in spending
money. The only catch is that you must visit the
eighth graders at Heard Middle School and teach
them about your planet.
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THE TASK

• You will explore your planet by the following
• What do you find most interesting about your
  planet?
• List some physical characteristics about your
  planet.
• How many moons does your planet have? What do
  these moons look like?
• How does the weight on your planet differ from
  your weight on earth?
• Where is your planet located in the solar system?

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RESOURCES

• I know you aliens are really smart so some of
  your information will come straight from your
  antennas. Here are a few useful sites you may
  want to use.
• The Nine Planets A Multimedia Tour of the Solar
  System
• Planets in the Solar System
• The Solar System
• The Galaxy Page

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THE PROCESS
You are to write a paper explaining why your
teams planet should be chosen. Your
presentation will be presented before a panel of
judges made up of fellow aliens. The best
presentations will make the trip. Include the
following

• 4 page summary of your findings
• 5 or more pictures of your planet and its moons

• Make a model of your planet
• Calculate all group members weight on your planet

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Evaluation Rubric

• Astronaut
• Turn in 4 page summary of findings
• 5 pictures of planets or its moons
• 5 specific facts about planet
• Model correctly identified by 3 groups
• All mathematical weight calculations correct

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Astronaut's Assistant

• Turn in 3 page page summary of findings
• 4 pictures of planet or its moon
• 4 specific facts about the planet
• Most group members participate
• Model correctly identified by 2 groups
• 2 mathematical weight calculations are correct

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Astronauts Apprentice

• Turn in a 2 page summary of findings
• 2 or 3 pictures of planet or its moon
• 3 specific facts about the planet
• Only one group member participates in group
  report
• Model correctly identified by 1 group
• 1 mathematical weight calculation is correct

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Earth Bound

• Turn in 1 page summary of findings
• 1 picture of planet or its moons
• 2 specific facts about the planet
• No group members participated in presentation
• Model could not be identified
• No mathematical weight calculations correct

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CONCLUSION

• CONGRATULATIONS!!
• You now have a better understanding of at least
  one planet!!
• Source Credits All graphics compliments of
  http//DGL.Microsoft.com