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OUR
SOLAR SYSTEM
A
WebQuest for 5th Grade
SCIENCE
Designed
by
Conxa
Sánchez
csanche6@xtec.cat
Introduction
| Task | Process |
Evaluation | Conclusion
| Credits | Teacher
Page
Introduction
WELCOME TO AN
AMAZING VISIT THROUGH OUR SOLAR SYSTEM !!
Do
you want to come with us !!
ENJOY
YOUR TRIP !!
The
Task
Your
task is to find all the information you need , surfing the net,
to fill in names and location of the
different planets, the
planet chart and
to discover your age and your weight
on other planets
Finally,
your group will choose a planet and you will make a presentation
(power point) about this planet.
The
Process
To
carry out your tasks you need to follow these steps :
1st
Your teacher will make groups of three students
2nd Each
group using the websites listed below will look for the required
information to complete the planet chart
3rd
Your group wil fill in the
worksheets about age and weight on other planets
4th
Your group will make the presentation of the choosen planet with
some help (instructions)
Here
you are the links to the websites where you can get the
information:
PLANETS
PLANETS
1
PLANETS
2
AGE
ON OTHER PLANETS
WEIGHT
ON OTHER PLANETS
More
useful websites :
GLOSSARY
OF ASTRONOMY WORDS
GAMES
ENGLISH-CATALAN,
CATALAN-ENGLISH dictionary online
Evaluation
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Poor (lower
than 5)
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Fair (5-6)
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Good (7-8)
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Excellent
(9-10)
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Score
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Planet
chart
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You
only complete part of the chart
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You
make some mistakes but you complete the chart
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You make
few mistakes but you complete the chart
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- You
complete the chart with no mistakes
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Presentation
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- Lack
of required planets information. Difficult to read and lots
of spelling mistakes
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- Includes
required planets information. Easy to read with some spelling
mistakes.
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- Includes
required planets information. Easy to read with few spelling
mistakes.
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- Includes
title of slides, required planets information and pictures.
Easy to read and good spelling
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Use of the
Solar system webquest
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You
use it to research and gather information with frequent
teacher help
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You
use it to research and gather information with some teacher
help
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You
use it to research and gather information with very little
teacher help
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You
use it to research and gather information with very few
teacher help
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Cooperation
group
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No
cooperation between group members
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One
group member do most of the work
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Some
cooperation between group members
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Great
group cooperation between all the group members
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Neatness
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Printing
is unlegible
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Printing
is partially legible
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Printing
is legible
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Printing
is easily legible
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Conclusion
We
are back to Earth !!
YOU
HAVE LEARNT :
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to identify the planets in the Solar system by name and their
relative location from the Sun
- to describe some physical
properties of the planets : composition, size,....
But, you
can learn more about our Solar system and the features
of celestial bodies, such as asteroids, comets,...
Credits
& References
This
webquest has been created by Conxa Sánchez, teacher of English
and CLIL, at Escola Sant Domènec of La Ràpita-Monjos
Thank
you very much to:
Webpage:
http://
solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=SolarSys
Webpage:
http:/www.lessonplanspage.com/more/205mer.html/
Pictures:
http://google.com/
Webpage:
http://www.nineplanets.org/
The
WebQuest page :http://webquest.org/index.php
Last
updated on August 15, 1999. Based
on a template from The
WebQuest Page
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