Objective: Students will create the essential details of the solar system using websites and

apps to create a video travelogue in groups of two to four.

Lost in Space
Choose a Solar System presentation: QR Code Scavenger Hunt; QR Code Travel Brochure; ThingLink:
imovie; Story Kit; Telegami Tour Guide; NearPod; Haiku Deck; other digital interactive presentation or
App smash.

Category

Creativity

Presentation is
interactive and
uses both
technology and
written forms.
For each 8 planets,
there are 5 facts
listed. Facts are
substantial and
accurate.
All 8 planets are
compared to Earth
showing 3
similarities and 3
differences.
Complete ideas are
given and there is
a variety in the
comparisons made.
All 8 planets are
shown and reflect
actual appearance.

Presentation is
interactive and
uses only
technology.

Presentation is
interactive and
uses only written
forms.

Presentation is not
interactive but uses
both technology and
written forms.

For each 8 planets,

there are 4 facts
listed. Facts are
substantial and
accurate.
All 8 planets are
compared to Earth
showing 2
similarities and 2
differences.
Complete ideas are
given and there is a
variety in the
comparisons made.
Seven planets are
shown and reflect
actual appearance.

For each 8 planets,

there are 3 facts
listed.

For each 8 planets,

there are 2 or less
facts listed.

All 8 planets are

compared to Earth
showing one
similarity and one
difference.

Some planets are

compared to Earth
showing a similarity
and difference.

Six planets are

shown and reflect
actual appearance.

Five or less planets

are shown and
reflect actual
appearance.

Facts

Comparisons

Visuals

Ideas for Facts:

Position in Solar System

Number of moons or rings.
Distance from earth and sun.
Surface temperature during the day and night.
Describe surface (gas or rocky)
Brief history of discovery and naming.

Ideas for Comparisons to Earth:

Length of day
Length of year

-Gravity
-Gas or rocky planet

Size

-Can your teacher or family live there? Why or why not?