By Mrs. Nielsen

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• By Mrs. Nielsen

Solar system webquest By Mrs. Nielsen
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• You and your team have been selected to man a
  mission to a planet in our solar system. Your
  job is to gather information about the planet and
  bring it back to earth so that we can make plans
  to develop a colony or space station on or around
  the planet. On your team there is a graphic
  designer, a Captain, an architect, and an
  Information technologist. Each of you will have
  a specific task to complete.

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• The captain of the flight is responsible for
  coming up with the best flight plan to the
  planet. This plan should be type written and
  professional looking. You have plenty to
  research so look further to see what information
  needs to be on your flight plan. You will also
  need to draw and label a picture of the space
  craft that will be able to make the journey.
• The Graphic Designer is to create a brochure to
  attract future colonists to the planet. It
  should be created on a computer with plenty of
  graphics. After all, if it looks boring, people
  wont want to go!!! In a way, this is should be
  an advertisement for the job of a lifetime!!!
• The architect will be making a large poster or
  model depicting what the space station or colony
  will look like. He or she will need to choose
  the best location for the settlement, and make
  adaptations so that humans can live and thrive
  there.
• The information technologist will make a slide
  show to show the conditions and history of the
  planet. It will be at least 10 slides and be
  both informative and creative. We will use this
  slide show to show to potential financial
  contributors whose support is necessary to fund
  this mission.

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• Captain Click here
• Graphic Designer Click Here
• Architect Click Here
• Information Technologist Click Here

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Captain

• Your flight plan and drawing needs to answer the
  following questions
• How far away is your planet? How long will it
  take you to get there and back? How big of a
  crew will you need to man this mission? What
  supplies will you and the crew need for this
  voyage? Consult with the architect to
  determine what places on the planet you will
  want to observe for possible settlement sites.
  How much money will this mission cost? What
  route will you take to reach this planet? What
  will your spaceship look like? What features
  will the spaceship need in order to transport you
  safely to and from the planet? What kind of fuel
  will you need?

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Graphic Designer

• Your brochure should answer the following
  questions for prospective employees
• How many colonists will be needed? How long
  will they be there for? Consult with the
  architect and captain to find a place to live
  that will appeal to the colonists. What kind of
  things will be available for entertainment and
  leisure time? What physical activities will be
  required of the colonists? What kinds of people
  are you looking for to populate the colony? What
  features of the planet will be most appealing to
  people? What kinds of jobs will the colony need
  to thrive? What kind of benefits await the
  people willing to take this job? Do you want
  just professionals, or would you like families?
  What will be available to ensure safety to the
  colonists?

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Architect

• Your Drawing and plans for the settlement should
  answer the following questions
• Where will the safest sight for the settlement
  be? Come up with 3 possible spots on or near
  you planet where conditions would be best for the
  survival of the colony. What kind of material
  can you find on the planet to aid with
  construction? What supplies would need to be
  taken for construction of the settlement or space
  station. How long would it take to build the
  station? What features will the station need to
  protect it from harmful elements? Does the
  planet have moons that may be more suitable to
  colonize than the planet itself? How can we make
  the environment more suitable for humans? What
  would have to exist for human habitation?

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Information Technologist

• The following information should be included in
  your PowerPoint presentation
• How was the planet discovered? How did the
  planet get its name? Who was it named after?
  What is the atmosphere like? What is it composed
  of? What materials make up the solid part of the
  planet? What is the surface of the planet like?
  Is there any kind of weather? What, if any,
  geological processes are occurring? What
  geological features can be found on this planet
  (if any)? How do scientists think they were
  formed? What (if any) moons exist in orbit
  around the planet? What are the moons like? Is
  it possible that one of the moons could be
  inhabited? What do we need in order to make an
  environment on the planet suitable for humans?
  Could it ever be possible for humans to live on
  or near the planet?

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• Use the following websites to help you collect
  information for your webquest.
• http//pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/welcome/mercury.ht
  m
• http//library.thinkquest.org/20104/Planets/mercur
  y.htm
• http//spacekids.hq.nasa.gov/osskids/animate/earth
  .html
• http//pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/welcome/mars.htm
• http//pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/welcome/pluto.htm
• http//seds.lpl.arizona.edu/billa/tnp/nineplanets.
  html
• http//www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronom
  y/
• http//www.nationalgeographic.com/solarsystem/
• http//www.windows.ucar.edu/
• http//pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/
• http//starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/sola
  r_system_level1/solar_system.html
• http//www.nasa.gov/home/index.html?skipIntro1
• http//www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm

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