Lets Explore Outer Space

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Lets Explore Outer Space

• Hit the Space Bar to Blast Off!

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Welcome astronauts

• The galaxy awaits you..
• if you chose to accept this mission, your travel
  begins
• in t minus 1 minute!!!

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Task

• In groups of 2 4 students,
• over a two week voyage,
• explore the
• Planets and share
• with the class what you learned.

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Mission I

• keep a journal that contains
• the following items
• gather at least 3 facts about each planet
• Complete the moon worksheet as you explore the
  planets
• refer to this solar system picture along your
  journey.

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mission II

• write a play or a story (persuasive, narrative,
  fictional, etc.), or give a presentation on the
  information you gathered along your travels.
• You could include the following ideas
• why you wanted to travel in space
• and what you learned from your travel,
• how you arrived into space, what
• course you took in space on your trip,
• and who you traveled with.

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Your destinations

• Mercury Venus Earth
• Mars Jupiter Saturn
• Uranus Neptune Pluto
• Sun moon
• Use your fact sheet for this part of your
  voyage!
• You may either listen to the audio or read the
  information on your own.

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conclusion

• After your voyage, pat
• yourselves on the back,
• You did it!!!
• Entertaining is your next
• Voyage, good luck with
• Your mission!

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evaluation
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Resources Standards

• http//starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov
• Standards