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The
Solar System 
Introduction
The nine planets of our solar system are our
closest neighbors in the universe. Although each planet is unique, they
have some characteristics in common. Your challenge will be to find out
important information about each of the planets in our solar system and then
report your findings to the rest of your classmates.
During your explorations, you will examine
Web-based material about each planet. It is important that you take
accurate notes during your trips to the other planets so you can report them
accurately. When your journeys are finished, you will create a brief
PowerPoint presentation to share your findings with the rest of the
world.
Choose one of the following topics:
How
to Save an Image from the Internet
Sample to download: Our Sun PowerPoint Presentation
The
Project
Slide 1 - Title
Slide
 | This slide should include:
 | Project title |
| Name of the student(s) who worked on the project |
| You may include a graphic that is related to your topic |
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Slide 2 - Facts
| This slide should give 2 or 3 facts about your topic, for example:
| What is the planet's relative size & distance from the Sun? |
| Approximately how long would it take to travel to the planet? |
| How long does it take for this planet to orbit the sun? |
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| Include a graphic related to your facts |
Slide 3 - More
Facts
| More fascinating facts about your topic
| In what ways - if any - is the planet similar to Earth? |
| For example, does the planet have an atmosphere, and if so, is it
composed of the same gases as the Earth's atmosphere? |
| Does the planet have weather? |
| Is the surface solid? |
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| Include a graphic related to your facts. |
Slide 4 - What's so
special About ___________ ?
| In what ways is the planet unique in our Solar System? |
| How easily could this planet be adapted for human habitation? |
Slide 5 -
Bibliography
| List the sources you used to get your information and pictures. |
| To cite files available for viewing/downloading from the World Wide
Web, give the author's name (if know, the full title of the work (in
quotation marks), the title of the complete work, if applicable (in
italics), the full URL, the date of the visit to the Web site. See the
following example: |
1. California Institute of Technology, "Mercury", Welcome
to the Planets, http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/welcome/mercury.htm,
November 22, 2001.
Solar
System Resources!
Scavenger
Hunts
For
Teachers
Adapted from a lesson plan by Joanne Goodwin: http://www.wsanford.com/~jgoodwin/misc_help/hyperstudio/planet_project.html
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