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What is a Mission Report?
Frequently throughout a Science Unit, students will be asked to create a Mission Report of what they have studied and researched throughout the week. A Mission Report will be completed after the students have completed their weekly notes and received additional resources during class. Mission Reports will be essential to complete summative projects and will be helpful for review before tests.
In a Mission Report, students will be answering a science prompt that helps to complete a standards-based task (Mission). To complete this, students will use information from notes and research to write and sketch findings that answer the science prompt. Students will choose one of a few tasks to complete the mission. An example prompt is provided below.
Mission: Describe the structure of the universe, including the scale of distances in the universe.Tasks:
- Define solar system.
- Define planet.
- Describe the sizes and compositions of the planets.
Note: All of the student's Mission Report should fit on a single sheet of paper. The more information on the sheet of paper; the better resource for their unit science projects. The number of tasks provided may vary between class and Mission.
How do you write a strong Mission Report?
A strong Mission Report will consist of the following qualities:
Text and sketches from the weekly notes
Cited sources from a variety of locations
Clear structure that displays an understanding of the activities of the week
Note: The Mission Reports are expected to vary per student. By citing sources, students will practice avoiding plagiarism and develop habits of creating their own original work.
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