Solar System

 

Have you ever wondered if there is anything beyond Earth?

A WebQuest for 2nd and 3rd Grades

Designed by: Angie Moss and Jodi Bunting

Amoss14@hotmail.com

Jodibunting@hotmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

Introduction

The idea of our web-quest is to have you learn and present information about the solar system. This web-quest is designed to help young students get a good idea of what is beyond Earth and that there are other planets out there. You will see that some are very similar to Earth but yet some are completely different. Students will also be able to get a visual picture of how each planet is positioned in the solar system because you will have to design your own solar system. The overall question that you will be able to answer after this webquest is, "What is the most interesting thing you learned about the planet you and your partner researched?"

 

The Task

You will be able to learn interesting facts about the solar system including characteristics, history, and transportation. You will take the information you have learned and create your own version of the solar system. There will be nine groups, you and a partner will be assigned one planet and then you will find what you can and then present the information you find to the class. Once everyone has done their research we will then put everyone's information together to form our class solar system.

Process

  1. First you will be assigned to a group of 2 or 3 students.
  2. The teacher will assign you the planet you are to research.
  3. The groups will then search the various sites given below.
  4. You will need to make notes of everything you find when researching.

Resources

Mercury: http://www.solarviews.com/eng/mercury.htm

Venus: http://www.solarviews.com/eng/venus.htm


Earth: http://www.solarviews.com/eng/earth.htm

Mars: http://www.solarviews.com/eng/mars.htm

Jupiter: http://www.solarviews.com/eng/jupiter.htm

Saturn: http://www.solarviews.com/eng/saturn.htm

Neptune: http://www.solarviews.com/eng/neptune.htm

Uranus: http://www.solarviews.com/eng/uranus.htm

Pluto: http://www.solarviews.com/eng/pluto.htm

You may use the following links to find more information for your research.

http://wwwflag.wr.usgs.gov/USGSFlag/Space/wall/wall.html

http://ispec.scibernet.com/station/mercury.html

http://hoku.ifa.hawaii.edu/astrokid/files/venus.htm

http://www-b.jpl.nasa.gov/cassini/Science/saturn_what.html

http://www.ospi.wednet.edu:8001/curric/space/planets/jupiter.html

http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/billa/tnp/neptune.html

 

Learning Advice

You will be given an outline of what you will need to find and also be free to find what you feel is interesting. To help you and your partner you can explore other sites from the ones we gave. We are doing this assignment as a class, so feel free to talk amongst each other.

 

Criteria

  1. Outline is completed.
  2. Group worked well together.
  3. Done on time.
  4. Presentation

 

Conclusion

When assignment is completed each group will have gained knowledge about the solar system and given a good visual picture of our solar system.

Credits and References

Based on a template from The WebQuest Page