Grade 6 Science

Space Unit

FINAL PROJECT

Due Date: Monday, February 12, 2024

For your Space culminating project, you will create an informational graphic about one of the topics listed below. You will use a piece of 11” X 17” paper and include at least 10 features of informational text.

Your piece must have an introductory paragraph either at the top of the page or as a side bar. It should also have a minimum of 5 interesting facts about your topic with relevant details.

Your piece will also have on it a list of references (or a bibliography) to let the reader know the resources you used to gather the information on your poster. This bibliography map be placed on the front of the poster or on the back.

The required elements of informational text you must use are:

1. Title

2. One central image – this can be a photo with a caption or an illustration or diagram with labels

3. Introductory paragraph about your topic

4. At least 3 inset photos or diagrams (other than the central image) with their captions and labels, as needed

5. Headings

You must choose at least 6 other features of informational text from the following list to include in your piece:

1. Sub-headings

2. Bold print

3. Coloured print

4. Table/Chart

5. Bullet Points

6. Sidebar or Fact Box

7. Map

8. Comparison Photo

9. Flow Diagram

10. Timeline

11. Cross-section

12. Magnification or Zoom-in

Topics to choose from for your piece:

1. One of the celestial bodies in our Solar System:

   1. the Sun,

   2. one of the planets (e.g., Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune),

   3. a dwarf planet (e.g., Pluto),

   4. the moon(s) of one of the planets (e.g. Earth’s moon, Phobos & Deimos of Mars, the Galilean satellites of Jupiter – Io, Europa, Ganymede & Callisto, etc.),

   5. a significant comet (e.g., Halley’s comet, Hale-Bopp comet), OR

   6. Other body you find interesting – tell Mrs. Sedig first

2. One of the constellations we can see from Earth:

Examples of these include:

2. 1. Bootes (The Herdsman)

   2. Gemini (The Twins)

   3. Hercules (The Greek Hero)

   4. Cassiopeia (The Queen)

   5. Leo (The Lion)

   6. Orion (The Hunter)

   7. Cygnus (The Swan)

   8. Ursa Major (The Big Bear)

3.    One of the following space-related technologies/ devices/ instruments:

a.    The International Space Station,

b.    One of the Mars Rovers,

c.    One of the Space Shuttles,

d.    One of the Apollo moon landers,

e.    Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter or Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter,

f.     A lander or probe (e.g., New Horizons Lander sent to Pluto, Venera or Mariner missions sent to Venus, Parker Solar Probe sent to the Sun, Voyager 1 & 2 probes to the outer planets, Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn),

g.    A space- or ground-based telescope (e.g., James-Webb Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico),

h.    Other technological device you find interesting – tell Mrs. Sedig first!

Thames Valley Science & Engineering Fair

The 2024 Thames Valley Science & Engineering Fair (TVSEF) is being held for grades 4, 5, and 6 on Friday, March 22nd.

Registration is now open on the TVSEF website.

Click Here to access the registration page.

Students must register themselves with the help of a parent.

Registration deadline is Friday, February 22nd before midnight.

Mrs. Sedig will be happy to mentor students in grade 6 who are interested in participating in this year's Science Fair.