Solar System Booklet Instructions and Suggested Timeline
The Solar System project will focus on the eight planets in our solar system. Each planet will have one page. Students may use coloring pencils, embellishments, construction paper, scrapbook paper, cardstock, felt, glitter, and paint. Please use glue dots and/or glue gun, with supervision, as needed. This project is worth two grades (SC).
Inner Planets
Inner planets suggested deadline: Thursday, May 8th
Read information about the Inner Planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars from books, Internet sites, and/or class sources. Write notes/summary in SC journal. Design a layout and review ideas of how you'll be presenting information in a creative way.
PLANET PAGE: Facts/Information read and summarized from research and presented in a creative way. Include origin of name, size, temperatures, location from the Sun, rotation, revolution, and additional information found.
Inner Planets due: Friday, May 9th
Outer Planets
Outer Planets suggested deadline: Thursday, May 15th
Read information about the Outer Planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune from books, Internet sites, and/or class sources. Write notes/summary in SC journal. Design a layout and review ideas of how you'll be presenting information in a creative way.
PLANET PAGE: Facts/Information read and summarized from research and presented in a creative way. Include origin of name, size, temperatures, location from the Sun, rotation, revolution, and additional information found.
Outer Planets due: Friday, May 16th
Meteors, Comets, and Asteroids
Meteors, Comets, & Asteroids suggested deadline: Thursday, May 22nd
Read information about the Meteors, Comets, and Asteroids from books, Internet sites, and/or class sources. Write notes/summary in SC journal. Design a layout and review ideas of how you'll be presenting information in a creative way.
MCA PAGE: Facts/Information read and summarized from research and presented in a creative way.
Glossary
Please click on link below for glossary. Include only seven words per page, four pages total. Illustrations need to be included in glossary section. After the last glossary page, remember to do Your Favorite Place on Earth!
MCA, Glossary and Favorite Place on Earth due: Friday, May 23rd
Booklets should be binded during the week of May 5th with yarn. Students need to do a beautiful and creative cover. (options may include the use of a photograph...ideas were discussed in class)
Title is The Solar System
Student's name should be in the lower right corner.
All Solar System booklets are due on Friday, May 23rd. If students have the project completed earlier, they may bring to class. Thank you!