Activity

Each group will make a poster and label the cosmic items they are responsible for.  There should be an illustration of the cosmic item.  The poster should include such information such as location (in galaxy, solar system, etc.), size, and key features (such as moons). 

Each group will also turn in a paper telling about the cosmic items.  This should be in more detail than the poster and the information will be presented.

All information should come from the websites listed.  There should be no independent searches for the information needed.

What the teacher will be looking for

The poster will be accurate.

·        The drawing will resemble the real thing and be complete

·        The information: location, size, key features will be brief and legible

The article will be comprehensive.

·        Important information will be included

·        Article will be legible

·        Article will be accurate (millions compared to billions

·        Miles compared to light years)

Websites

Milky Way Galaxy:

http://www.solarviews.com/eng/galaxyformation.htm

http://www.seds.org/messier/more/mw.html

http://www.anzwers.org/free/universe/milkyway.html

http://www.astro.umd.edu/education/astro/mw/mw.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/deepspace/galaxy/index.shtml

http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/universe_level2/milky_way.html

http://www.allaboutspace.com/subjects/astronomy/solarsystem/where.shtml

Our Sun:

http://www.allaboutspace.com/subjects/astronomy/sun/

http://www.solarviews.com/eng/sun.htm

http://www.astro.uva.nl/demo/od95/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/solarsystem/sun/index.shtml

http://starryskies.com/solar_system/sun/sun.html

http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=ss&id=75

Mercury:

http://library.thinkquest.org/28327/main/universe/solar_system/planets/mercury/introduction_to_mercury.html?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0428

http://www.nineplanets.org/

http://attadog.com/space/mercury.html

http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/mercury.html

http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/webquests/solarsystem/solarsystem_webquest.htm

http://www.solarviews.com/eng/toc.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/solarsystem/

http://www.allaboutspace.com/subjects/astronomy/solarsystem/index.shtml

http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=ss&id=76

Venus:

http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/mercury.html

http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/webquests/solarsystem/solarsystem_webquest.htm

http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/Sites/ExternSite.asp?url=http%3A%2F%2Fspacekids%2Ehq%2Enasa%2Egov%2Fosskids%2Fanimate%2Fvenus%2Ehtml

http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/venus.html

http://www.solarviews.com/eng/toc.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/solarsystem/

http://www.allaboutspace.com/subjects/astronomy/solarsystem/index.shtml

http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=ss&id=76

Mars:

http://library.thinkquest.org/28327/main/universe/solar_system/planets/mars/menu.html?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0428

http://www.nineplanets.org/

http://attadog.com/space/mars.html

http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/Sites/ExternSite.asp?url=http%3A%2F%2Fspacekids%2Ehq%2Enasa%2Egov%2Fosskids%2Fanimate%2Fmars%2Ehtml

http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/mars.html

http://www.solarviews.com/eng/toc.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/solarsystem/

http://www.allaboutspace.com/subjects/astronomy/solarsystem/index.shtml

http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=ss&id=76

Jupiter:

http://www.nineplanets.org/

http://library.thinkquest.org/28327/main/universe/solar_system/planets/jupiter/introduction_to_jupiter.html?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0428

http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/Sites/ExternSite.asp?url=http%3A%2F%2Fspacekids%2Ehq%2Enasa%2Egov%2Fosskids%2Fanimate%2Fjupiter%2Ehtml

http://attadog.com/space/jupiter.html

http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/jupiter.html

http://www.solarviews.com/eng/toc.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/solarsystem/

http://www.allaboutspace.com/subjects/astronomy/solarsystem/index.shtml

http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=ss&id=76

Saturn:

http://www.nineplanets.org/

http://library.thinkquest.org/28327/main/universe/solar_system/planets/saturn/introduction_to_saturn.html?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0428

http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/Sites/ExternSite.asp?url=http%3A%2F%2Fspacekids%2Ehq%2Enasa%2Egov%2Fosskids%2Fanimate%2Fsaturn%2Ehtml

http://attadog.com/space/saturn.html

http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/saturn.html

http://www.solarviews.com/eng/toc.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/solarsystem/

http://www.allaboutspace.com/subjects/astronomy/solarsystem/index.shtml

http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=ss&id=76

Uranus:

http://www.nineplanets.org/

http://library.thinkquest.org/28327/main/universe/solar_system/planets/uranus/menu.html?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0428

http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/Sites/ExternSite.asp?url=http%3A%2F%2Fspacekids%2Ehq%2Enasa%2Egov%2Fosskids%2Fanimate%2Furanus%2Ehtml

http://attadog.com/space/uranus.html

http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/uranus.html

http://www.solarviews.com/eng/toc.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/solarsystem/

http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=ss&id=76

Neptune:

http://www.nineplanets.org/

http://library.thinkquest.org/28327/main/universe/solar_system/planets/neptune/introduction_to_neptune.html?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0428

http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/Sites/ExternSite.asp?url=http%3A%2F%2Fspacekids%2Ehq%2Enasa%2Egov%2Fosskids%2Fanimate%2Fneptune%2Ehtml

http://attadog.com/space/neptune.html

http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/neptune.html

http://www.solarviews.com/eng/toc.htm

http://www.allaboutspace.com/subjects/astronomy/solarsystem/index.shtml

http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=ss&id=76

Pluto:

http://www.nineplanets.org/

http://library.thinkquest.org/28327/main/universe/solar_system/planets/pluto/introduction_to_pluto.html?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0428

http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/Sites/ExternSite.asp?url=http%3A%2F%2Fspacekids%2Ehq%2Enasa%2Egov%2Fosskids%2Fanimate%2Fpluto%2Ehtml

http://attadog.com/space/pluto.html

http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/pluto.html

http://www.solarviews.com/eng/toc.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/solarsystem/

http://www.allaboutspace.com/subjects/astronomy/solarsystem/index.shtml

http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=ss&id=76

Comets:

http://www.solarviews.com/eng/comet.htm

http://www.allaboutspace.com/subjects/astronomy/comet/

http://cosmos.colorado.edu/~urquhart/comet/handout.html

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/spacewatch/weaver.html

http://www.cdli.ca/CITE/comets.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/solarsystem/comets/index.shtml

http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=ss&id=78

Asteroid (Belt):

http://www.allaboutspace.com/subjects/astronomy/asteroids/

http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/asteroids.html

http://www.solstation.com/stars/asteroid.htm

http://www.solarviews.com/eng/asteroid.htm

http://www.nineplanets.org/asteroids.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/solarsystem/asteroids/index.shtml

http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=1080