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Mr Goodwin
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Rosetta Space Probe - 12 year journey
Walt: make connections with what we read, and what we have read before.
Key Ideas to find out and understand:
What is the Rosetta space probe?
What was the point of it?
Why do we need to study things in sapce
Instructions:
Explore through the different texts. Some readings will help you answer specific tasks.
Article - Rosetta Space Probe
Catching a Space Duck
Make a quiz
Mars - Mars One Project
Walt: make connections with what we read, and what we have read before.
Key Ideas to find out and understand:
What is the Mars One Project?
What will happen to the people of the Mars One Project?
What are the concerns of the Mars One Project?
Instructions:
Explore through the different texts. Some readings will help you answer specific tasks.
Extra:
Do your own research into Mars One Project. Design a poster for people trying to go to mars.
Extra: Only when your blog log is complete
Create your own Scratch animation about space
Change the costume to be mars!
Article - Current Status
Article - Astronauts
Article - Timeline
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Activity
File
Download onto Chromebook
Upload into Pixlr Editor
Mars - The Red Planet
Walt: think critically about what we read.
Key Ideas to find out and understand:
Learn about Mars's environment.
Understand why it is/ isn't inhabitable.
Why do people want to go to mars.
Instructions:
Explore through the different texts. Some readings will help you answer specific tasks.
Extra:
Do your own research into Mars. Write an information presentation about it for your blog.
Article
Article
Reading
Activity
Activity
Picture
Sun Facts - Star light
Walt: make connections with what we already know.
Key Ideas to find out and understand:
How big is the sun?
The sun is a star
Why does the sun keep the earth warm?
Instructions:
Explore through the different texts. Some readings will help you answer specific tasks.
Extra:
Write your own song about the sun! You can do this with a partner if you wish.
Journal
Journal
Reading
Dwarf Planets - Poor Pluto
Walt: understand information collected from multiple sources.
Key Ideas to find out and understand:
Understand what a Dwarf Planet is.
Why did Pluto have his planetary status removed?
Why were people upset about Pluto?
Instructions:
Explore through the different texts. Some readings will help you answer specific tasks.
Extra:
Write a letter to NASA with your thoughts on Pluto. Do you agree with them Pluto being a Dwarf planet, yes or no. Should it have it's own status?
Journal
Journal
Reading
Activity
Activity
Satellites
Our Solar System - What is it?
Walt: understand information collected from multiple sources.
Key Ideas to find out and understand:
What is the solar system?
Name and order the planets in the solar system.
Understand how Earth and the other planets orbit the sun.
Instructions:
Explore through the different texts. Some readings will help you answer specific tasks.
Extra:
Create your own image of our solar system.
Planets and Moons
Why the earth rotates around the earth
Post card
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