Name: ____________________________________

Mini Space Project

Pick one:

•2003 UB 313

•Asteroid Belt

•Ceres

•Earth

•Halley's Comet

•Jupiter

•Kuiper Belt

•Mars

•Mercury

•Milky Way

•Neptune

•Pluto

•Saturn

•The Sun

•Uranus

•Venus

Draw a coloured picture of your object.

Next Answer the following questions about your object:

•Location (either in the solar system or how it relates to the solar system—what objects is it next to?)

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•Classification (star, planet, dwarf planet, comet, galaxy, or collection of rocks)

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•Composition (is it made of rocks and minerals or is it made of gas?  Is it one body or a collection of bodies?)

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•At least one History Fact (For example: When was it discovered?  Who discovered it? Has it been explored or has someone sent a probe/satellite to investigate it?)

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•At least three new facts that you learned (What makes it unique?  Can you find a fun fact to share?)

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Next create a poster or brochure to inform viewers about your topic.

You will be marked on the completeness and accuracy of your information (Science), as well as the presentation choices you make (Media). Please refer to information posted in class to clarify what each level could look like:

Information:	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
Completeness	Little	Some	Considerable	Thorough
Accuracy	Little	Some	Considerable	Thorough
Presentation:
Lay-out	Confusing/Cluttered	Somewhat Clear	Clear	Dynamic