Science 10 Space

December 5 8, 2016

Space Exploration and Our Solar System: A Project!

1)
In your group, you will receive a topic to research and then
present to the class in a 5-minute PowerPoint presentation on
Thursday.
Use pictures and graphics to support your information. A
short video (1 minute or less) can be used as well.
Use at least 3 resources in your research; only one can be
Wikipedia.
Cite your sources using MLA format (use easybib on
Wellington site).
Email your presentations by Thursday 8 am:
mskrochenski@gmail.com.
2)
You will research a topic on what we know about a specific
part of our solar system.
You will present BOTH:
o what you learned about the celestial body (or bodies)
AND
o the technology used to explore it!
3)

Questions to guide your research and presentation:

What do we know about the celestial body/bodies?
o Composition, surface, temperature,
weather/atmosphere, axis and orbit
What technology has been used to explore these celestial
bodies?
o Probes, rovers, etc.

 How has better technology helped increase our knowledge of

the celestial body? (if there have been multiple missions;
name them)
How long did the probes last and why? (if theyre not still
active)

How you will be graded: (out of 100 points)

1) Project and Presentation (70 points)
o Content and Accuracy (20)
o Quality (15)
o Graphics and pictures (video) (10)
o Spelling and grammar (5)
o Sources cited (5)
o Professionally presented (15)

2) Personal contribution to your groups project (20 points)

o Time and effort
3) Notes on presentations (by the other groups) (10 points)

Solar probes
Mercury and Venus exploration and probes
Earth: satellites, remote sensing, and the
International Space Station
Lunar probes and the Apollo Mission
Mars Rover and probes
Jupiter, Saturn (and its moon Titan), and Asteroids
Uranus, Neptune and Pluto
Optical and Radio telescopes, and the Hubble
telescope