Space_Project

Students will have a choice of the following projects for this nine weeks. These projects are not group projects. Each student will have their own project. Each project will have the grading criteria for that project. Although there are some similarities in the way the projects are graded, each rubric is designed for that specific project. **Please check out links that give examples or will help you find information on project**. The following are your choices:

1) A working model of the solar system. (not all moons are required for planets with 7 or more. Only include 5-7 moons for those with more)

2) A detailed, interactive slide show or movie about the solar system. Information about each planet and their moons will be required. If you choose to make a movie it needs to be at least 2.5 minutes. **Presentation Sites**: [|vuvox] [|Animoto] [|Capzles] [|Prezi.com (great alternative to a slideshow)] **Presentation Apps for iPad**: [|Haiku Deck] [|EduCreations] [|ShowMe] **Movie/Animation Sites:** [|Kid's Vid (site that teaches how to make a video)] [|Domo Animate] [|JayCut (free movie editing)] [|Creaza](does cartoons and video editing). **Tutorials for programs already on your computer:** [|Imovie Tutorial (Mac users)] Movie Maker TutorialPowerPoint Tutorial

3) Create a wiki/blog/website about the solar system. **Wikis**: wikispaces, [|pbwiki] **Blogs**: [|blogger], [|word press], [|edublogs] **Website design**: [|Google pages], [|yahoo], [|weebly]

4) Create a comic book or book about the solar system. The book must have a story line but include important information about each planet. **Comic Book:** (you can draw a comic book or use one of these sites) [|Toonlet] [|Pixton] [|Toondoo] **Book Publishing:** (you can use word or hand write and publish your own, or use these sites) [|Bookr] [|Tikatok]

4) Build a gravity gauge that shows “G” forces and write a one page paper on “G” force. [|G-gauge instructions 1]

5) Build model space rocks and meteors (must have five different examples). Have at least a ½ paper describing the composition of each type rock. [|Example of Rocks you can create]

Rubrics for each will be passed out once all students have decided on a project. Rubrics will also be placed on the website. Projects will be due December 3. If you have any questions please ask them. **You must make your choice of which project you want to do by Monday, November 5. ALSO for solar systems we will include Pluto.**


 * If your book or website is copied and pasted from the internet it will result in 0/200 point grade. Put everything in your own words.*