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Student 1
Roles & Responsibilities
Planet Name
By: Your Name
Ms. De Luz’s Earth Science Class
Period 3
Title Page
Title page showing a
picture of the planet, its
name, and a catchy
phrase encouraging people
to visit.
Discovered By
 Discovered
by whom?
 In the year?
 y whom,, its planetary

symbol, etc.
How it got it Name
 how
it got its name
Planetary Symbol
 Picture
of its planetary symbol
Location
 Order
from sun
– example: Earth is the 3rd rock from the
sun.
Distance
 Distance
from sun in Miles
Size
 Circumference
 Diameter
– Bonus: How many Earths can fit in your
planet?
Revolution Period
 How
long is your planets year?
 How
sun?
long does it take to go once around the
Rotation Period
 How
long is its day?
 How
long does it take your planet to rotate
once on it axis?
Student 2
Roles & Responsibilities
Physical
Characteristics
Interior, Surface, and
Atmosphere
Interior
 Describe
the interior of the planet.
– Any layers, crust, mantel, core?
Picture showing some of these
characteristics.
Surface
– Surface of planet, including presence of
craters, ridges, canyons, volcanoes, ice
sheets, valleys.
 Picture
showing some of these
characteristics.
Atmosphere
– atmospheric conditions, temperatures

Does your planet have an atmosphere?

Temperature (Highs and Lows).
Satellites
Number, Important Ones, and
Satellites of Interest.
Satellites are “moons”
Number of Satellites
 How
many known Satellites?
Important Satellites
 Names
of important ones
 Why are they important?
 Pictures of them
Satellite of Interest
A
picture and description of a
particular satellite that is well-known
and of interest to humans.
 A picture of this satellite
Student 3
Roles & Responsibilities
Summary
Why you should choose
our Planet?
Sales Pitch
A
series of slides telling:
 why
someone should visit this planet
 what they should bring to be able to exist in
the atmosphere or to get around on the
planet
 what sites they will really want to see
 what dangers they can expect, etc.
Fast Facts
 List
of fast facts about planet
– Example: If you were to put my planet
in a tub it would float.
– Example: My planet is the only planet in
the solar system that….
Other Interesting Facts