Comparing Planets Assignment

Rubric-Comparing Earth 1

Comparing Planets Assignment Research planets using the websites provided in the research worksheets.

Upon completion of your research, you and your group will create a poster and turn in a paper.

Then you will share your findings in a 10-15 minute presentation for another class in our school.

Rubric Use the descriptions below to create the BEST project you can! A B C Points Category 90-100 points 80-89 points 70-79 points awarded

40 points 30 points 20 points 1. Students showed 1. Students Students did the great cooperation, cooperated and work, but had to be worked well with completed the redirected on each other to project, but lost focus several occasions. complete the somewhat The members turned research and the in their research of in the research work, n o

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a 2. The members 2. The members were incomplete: p i 20

c shared the work and turned in the i t

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P completed: not all were completed:

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s The poster is The poster is The poster is o

P attractive and attractive somewhat well organized. and well organized. organized. Poster included the Poster is missing Many of the items following Planet several of the listed below were information: required missing: items below: Rubric-Comparing Earth 2

1. Picture or drawing 1. Picture or drawing 1. Picture or drawing 5

2. Diagrams labeling 2. Diagram labeling 2. Diagram labeling 5 the planets the planets the planets 3. At least 12 facts. 3. At least 12 facts. 3. At least 12 facts. 5 4. Comparison of 4. Comparison of 4. Comparison of Earth with all the Earth with all the Earth with all the 10 other planets other planets other planets

30 points 20 points 10 points All group members All group members All group members participated in the participated in the participated in the presentation. presentation. presentation. 5 The group shared The group shared The group shared the most of the some of the following info: following info: following info: 1. What makes earth 1 What makes earth 1. What makes different from other different from other earth different from 5 planets planets other planets

2. Described the 5 2. Described the moons of the 2. Described the moons of the planets. planets. moons of the planets n o i t 3. Used the diagram 3. Used the diagram 3. Used the diagram 5 a t on the poster to on the poster to on the poster to n e label and describe label and describe label and describe s e r each planet each planet each planet P 4. Described why we 4. Described why 4. Described why 10 live on earth we live on earth we live on earth

5. Compared Earth 5. Compared Earth 5. Compared Earth with all the other with all the other with all the other Planets in our solar Planets in our solar Planets in our solar system and included system and included system and included the: the: the: * Name of planet * Name of planet * Name of planet 5 *Type of planet *Type of planet *Type of planet *Features *Features *Features *Moons *Moons *Moons