Literacy Tasks
We are learning to:
think critically about texts with developing confidence
develop an understanding of ideas within, across, and beyond texts
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Is Mars habitable?
Is Mars habitable?
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Making Connections
Click on the image of Mars to explore the Mars Exploration Programme by NASA.
Read the article about the Mars Rover in space
Design and create your own telescope!
Use materials of your choice, or create a 3D digital model
Share your telescope on your blog, and write to explain your choice of materials, and what you've learnt
Mars 101
How were other planets discovered?
How were other planets discovered?
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Summarising
Click the image below to read the article about Galileo
Using any medium, create a poster that summarises the text
Upload your poster to your blog, and write to explain your learning
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Researching
Find two new articles that discuss the discovery of planets
Using a medium of your choice, create a presentation that describes two planets and their discoverers
Share your presentation to your blog, and recommend your articles to your audience
Galileo's Telescope
Galileo's Legacy.pdfGalileo's Legacy
Is there life on other planets?
Is there life on other planets?
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Evaluating
Click the image above and select an exoplanet to explore
Read the article is there life on other planets?
Make your own decision about whether you think there is life on other planets, and make a presentation that explains your thinking
Use evidence from material to help prove your point
Upload your presentation to your blog, and write to explain your learning
How are exoplanets discovered?
How to find an exoplanet
Exoplanets 101
What are exoplanets?
How do we find habitable planets?
How do we find habitable planets?
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Summarising
Click the image below to read the article about habitable planets
Using your google doc 'Summarising Texts', write to summarise the article below
Using google slides, create an animation that shows your favourite part of the article
Upload your animation and your summary to your blog
A Potentially Habitable Super Earth
Is there a better planet out there for us?
Can you create your own planet?
Can you create your own planet?
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Creating & Filming
Click here to open a google drawing that will help you plan for your new planet
Using google slides, create an animation that shows your new planet in the solar system
In your writing book, write a script that explains the details and important information about your new planet
Using screencastify, record yourself reading through your script as your animation plays
Then, upload your finished, narrated-video to your blog
5 Impossible Things That Happen On Other Planets
Click the image above to see the top 15 fictional planets in science fiction
What do you know about meteors?
What do you know about meteors?
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Click on the image of Orion's constellation to visit the NASA website.
Using google slides, create an animation of a meteor shower and include the following information:
What is a meteor?
How are meteor showers formed?
How does this affect us here on earth?
Add any further information you may have researched
Share your animation to your blog, and write about your new learning.
What do you know about constellations?
What do you know about constellations?
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Researching & Creating:
Using a medium of your choice, create a presentation that shows your new learning about one constellation:
Read the articles provided and select your favourite constellation (you may research a constellation)
Identify the individual stars that make up this constellation, including their names and position in the solar system
Research and find the narrative (story) about the constellation, including how it got it's name
Using tinkercad, create a 3D model of your chosen constellation and add it to your presentation
Share your presentation to your blog, and write to explain your new learning.
Click the image above to read the article 'Learn the Constellations'
Click the image above to read the article 'What's an constellation?'
Can you create your own constellation?
Can you create your own constellation?
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Creating:
Using a medium of your choice, design and create your own constellation, made up of your own stars, that can be seen from your planet:
What kind of stars make up your constellation?
Where is your constellation positioned in the solar system?
When, or how often, can your constellation be seen from your planet or from earth?
What is the story behind your constellation? How did your constellation get it's name?
Upload your presentation to your blog, and write to explain your new constellation of stars to your online audience.
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