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1. Each group will choose a team leader, who will pick their planet name from a hat. This will be the planet you will do your project on.

2. The team leader will assign a student, in his/her group, to be in charge of one of the parts of the project explained below. The student in charge will assign specific duties to group members.

   PARTS OF YOUR PROJECT:

   1. A model
      • Each group is to create a model of their assigned planet. I recommend using a styrofoam ball (which can be purchased at any arts and craft store) to make this model. However, if you want to create your model using something else, you must first approve it with me.

      • Your model must be an accurate representation of the actual planet. It must be painted, colored, etc. to resemble the actual planet, therefore each group will be required to gather various photographs of their planet in a book, magazine, video, and on the internet. Specific textures on your planet, such as craters, valleys, or highlands are also required when applicable. Be as creative as possible.

      • Do not be concerned with making the models to scale. It will be impossible to represent the actual differences in size, since Jupiter has a diameter approximately 65x greater than the diameter of Pluto.

   2. A Characteristic Sheet

      • Attached to each model will be a sheet containing the major characteristics of your planet. This sheet must be typed in bold face using a numbering or bullet format, and titled CHARACTERISTICS OF "YOUR PLANET". Include the following characteristics:
        • 1. average distance from the sun (miles),

        • 2. diameter (miles)

        • 3. mass (kg)

        • 4. period of revolution (year) in Earth time

        • 5. period of rotation (day) in Earth time

        • 6. The number of moons and the names of each (if possible)

        • 7. The number of rings (if applicable)

        • 8. the high and low temperatures (F)

        • 9. type of atmoshere (if any)

        • 10. any distinguishing characteristics (ex. Great Red Spot on Jupiter, or Uranus completely on its side)

      • I recommend putting a hole in the top of the characteristic sheet with a hole puncher and hanging it from your styrofoam model using a string and a paper clip.

      • Be sure to use a large enough font so it can be easily read.

      • I also recommend pasting a photograph of your planet on the back side of your characteristic sheet.

   3. Presentation
      • Each student will be required to participate orally in a 30 minute group presentation.

      • Each presentation should begin by explaining the model that was created. For example, "This is the Moon. We made it out of a styrofoam ball. We represented the craters of the moon by taking out chunks of styrofoam at certain areas. We used ______ color paint to represent______. The reason we painted this section green is because of _______."

      • All of the information and facts that were collected by your group will then be delivered orally to the rest of the class in an organized fashion.

      • Be sure to use visual aids (drawings, photographs, tables or graphs) in your presentation, in addition to your model.

      • Your presentation must be outlined on overhead transparency sheets or on powerpoint. There is not a grade deduction for using overhead transparencies, but power point will definately be more professional.

      • The more information you present, the better. If your planet has 1000 moons orbiting it, be sure to talk about each of them. Don't worry, none of the planets have 1,000 moons.

      • Expect follow-up questions from the audiance -Be Prepared!

   GOOD LUCK!