Mission in the Sky

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Mission in the Sky

• WebQuest
• by Denise de Lozier

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Introduction

• You are in space
• You are the/a ________. (sun, moon, earth,
  star.)
• You are on a mission to gather facts about a
  celestial body in the sky.
  
• Suddenly you see some kind of a creature in a
  silver spacesuit floating around!
• You need to tell this creature about yourself
  before he lands on you! Would it be safe for
  him to land on you? Why? Why not? What could
  you do to help him? Could you harm him? How?

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Task

• You will be working in groups of 4. A 5th grade
  student or parent volunteer will help you. You
  will be assigned to a group named for a
  celestial object. One group will be the sun, the
  moon, the earth, the stars.
• Your job is to work together to find information
  about your group on the web sites listed.. Each
  person in your group will find information about
  one property size, shape, color, texture. Make
  sure that each of you understands what you learn
  about your group.

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Process

• Each team will role-play the sun, moon, earth,
  and stars.
• You will search the websites to find facts about
  the object you are role-playing.
• Then you will complete a web using these facts.
• You will need to visit sites and find information
  about the property that you have been assigned.
• Then you will go to Kidspiration and type your
  information in the web.

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Sun Web
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Earth Web
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Moon Web
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Star Web
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Process2

• Later on, you will take the information in your
  web and use it to write a story telling the space
  creature why he should visit you or why he should
  not.. Be sure you give lots of reasons and give
  the space creature lots of details about your
  qualities! Then draw a picture to go with your
  story.

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The Teacher Page

• The objective of this WebQuest is to develop
  reading comprehension of expository text through
  researching, recording and consolidating
  scientific information using technology.
• This synthesis and the navigation of the web
  also requires deductive reasoning and cooperative
  skills.
• The writing piece of the WebQuest incorporates
  persuasive writing through Power Writing.

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Sample student response

• I am the sun. You had better not get close to me
  because I will burn you! I am not as close as
  you think. I am far far away. You need to get
  to earth! Maybe earth can help you.
• I am the moon. I am dark and cold. You would not
  like it here. You could not breathe.
• I am a star. Be careful because I look like I
  have sharp edges, but I really don't. Maybe I
  can light the way for you to get home.
• I am the earth. You are welcome to come and
  visit me. I am nice. I have water for you to
  drink.

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Evaluation

• You will be evaluated by the following rubric
• By talking, drawing or writing, the student
  could

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Resources

• These sites have information on links to sun,
  moon, stars, and earth
• click on the picture to get information!

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Conclusion

• Now that you are finished, you have learned lots
  about the sun, moon, earth and stars and their
  properties! Based on this knowledge, you should
  have been able to convince the space creature to
  visit you or to stay away! You can now share
  your pictures and stories with the kindergarten
  class!

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References
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More Places to look!

• These sites have information on links to sun,
  moon, stars, and earth.Zoom Astronomy
  http//www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronom
  y/
• This site will show you colors and sizes!NASA
  KIDS http//kids.msfc.nasa.gov/Sites/ExternSite.as
  p?urlhttp3A2F2Fspaceplace2Ejpl2Enasa2Egov2
  F
• This site tells you all about starshttp//kids.ms
  fc.nasa.gov/Sites/ExternSite.asp?urlhttp3A2F2F
  spaceplace2Ejpl2Enasa2Egov2F
• Click on the sun or the moon. Answer questions
  and listen to a song! Star Childhttp//starchild.
  gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/s
  olar_system.html
• Go to this site and play a game with trading
  cards!http//amazing-space.stsci.edu/trading/direc
  tions.