Periodic Table Project Outline

The Solar System Project

SOME kid friendly WEBSITES with ASTRONOMY INFO:  http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/3645/page2.html  http://kidsastronomy.com  http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html Or search the web using “kids astronomy” as key words.

BEGINNER: 1. Go to kidsastronomy.com on the Internet. Choose Solar System. Click on Make a Solar System at the very bottom of the menu on the left. Make a model of our Solar System. 1. Include one of each planet, and the asteroid belt. 2. Add a comet. 3. Answer questions 1 thru 4 on the Solar System Scavenger Hunt.

2. Complete 6 more questions from the Solar System Scavenger Hunt. You may use the websites listed above, and/or others you find yourselves.

GOOD: 1. Finish the Solar System Scavenger Hunt (questions 1 thru 14).

2. Play a Solar System knowledge game. You can choose from the 2 listed below.  Solar System Shuffle located in the starchild website (see above) under Solar System Activities.  Solar System Trading cards located in ‘amazingspace’. Search the web for Solar System Trading Cards to go directly to this activity.

EXPERT: 1. Play the Tails of Wonder Game at http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov. You can search for it by typing “Tails of Wonder” into any search engine. Be sure to read the article before starting the game.

2. Make a table comparing comets and asteroids in the space provided on page 3 of the Solar System Scavenger Hunt.

3. Look up information about the space topic you find most interesting. Write a letter to the Wizard (at least half a page with 3 or more facts) sharing some of what you learn. Tell the WIZ why this subject is interesting to you. August 29, 2005