Download Transfer Task - Earth and Solar System Relationships

Topic
Important Terms to include (you
must use every word)
Choose one of the following for each topic (one from each row).
You will have a total of 3 projects.
1. Ancient to
Modern Day Space
Exploration
Important Terms to include:
Ptolemy, Aristotle, Copernicus,
Galileo, heliocentric, geocentric,
rockets, artificial satellites, orbital
missions, missions to the moon,
Mars robotic explorers, outer
planets
“Time Toast”
-Use the website
TimeToast.com to create a
time line including
information and pictures
about the “Important Terms”
for the section
-Must include all important
terms
“Trading Cards”
Create trading cards based
on the 4 astronomers and
vehicles of space
exploration
-Must include all important
terms
2. The Seasons,
Phases of the
Moon and Tides
Important Terms to include:
Gravity, solar system, revolution,
rotation, relative movements of
planets, moons, day and night,
phases of the moon, Earth’s axial
tilt, orbit, seasons, gravitational
pull of the moon, cycles of tides
“Be the Scientist!”
-Dress up as the scientist you
choose and tell the class about
yourself
-You must include information
about the other scientists
-This must be a 5 minute
presentation
-Must include all important
terms
“3D model” representing one
of the following:
-The phases of the moon
-The four seasons
-How the tides happen
-Must include all important
terms
“Moon journal” including:
-Use the viewpoint of you
being the Earth and the Earth
is telling the story about what
it sees during the month
-Must include all important
terms
3. The Planets
Important Terms to include:
relative positions, dwarf planet,
factors, ratios,
proportions, percentages,
gravity, revolution, rotation,
relative movement
“Scrap Book”
-Make a scrap book pretending
you are a student on another
planet and how your life
compares (ex. How often you
celebrate your birthday)
-Must include all important
terms
“Prezi”
-Include all the planets and
important information on
each
-Must include all important
terms
Create a movie about:
-The seasons and why they
happen
-The phases of the moon or
-How and why there are
tides
-Must include all important
terms
“Travel Journal and
Passport”
- You are from another
planet and you need a
passport to go on the trip
-Write your journal about
your travels through the
solar system
-Must include all important
terms