Download Over the next couple of weeks you will research

Planetary Travel Poster
Your Task: To research a planet or moon of your choice and create a poster advertising travel
to your chosen destination! Be sure to advertise all the neat and unique features of your
planet/moon and the sights/attractions a tourist to your planet could visit! You will be given
very little time to work on the poster in class, thus most of the project must be completed at
home.
Timeline:
May 12 – Project Introduction/Choose Planets
May 20 – Textbook Research Day
May 27 – Rough Draft Due
May 30 – Computer Work Day
June 3 – Poster Work Day Poster
June 6 – Project Due
June 8 – Tour of the Planets (Gallery Walk)
Requirements:
Poster Format:
 Complete your poster on large poster paper (28 x 22 inch).
 Type all information on your poster.
 Neatly cut and glue your information on to your poster.
 Organize the information on your poster by topic (see the example below).
 Include all the information on the rubric. Your grade for each category will be
graded on depth and detail of answers.
References:
 You need at least 5 sources (at least 2 sources must be books).
 You will turn in a typed bibliography with your poster. Create your bibliography
using an online bibliography tool (MLA Format).
 Possible sources: Your textbook’s mission series, books, internet, magazines,
newspapers, and encyclopedias.
Planetary Travel Poster Layout Example
Title
History and Discovery
Who discovered the planet and
when. Planet’s name, who named
it, and what the name means.
Planetary Data
Diameter, average distance from
the Sun, mass, surface gravity,
average temperature, length of
sidereal day, length of year, # of
moons
Planet Structure
Diagram of the interior, surface
features (if terrestrial), comosition
of gases is gaseous
Motion
Orbit and rotation
Mission Timeline
Create a timeline listing all
missions/visits to your
planet/moon, the objective of the
mission and what was learned.
Other
5 facts and two test questions about
your planet/moon
Comparison to Earth
Composition and conditions of the
atmosphere, weather/storms,
volcanoes, earthquakes or other
conditions similar to or unique from
Earth
Planet Travel Poster Rubric
Topic
Description
History
Planet’s name, who named it, and what the name
means. Include a Picture.
Discovery
Who discovered the planet and when?
Planet
Interior (what it looks like inside), surface features (if
Structure
terrestrial). Include a Diagram.
Comparison Atmosphere, weather and other conditions similar to
to Earth
Earth or unique to your planet.
Motion
Orbit and rotation. Include a Picture.
Missions
Probes or missions to the planet; travel times and dates.
Include a Picture.
Data
Diameter, average distance from the Sun, mass, surface
gravity, average temperature, length of sidereal day,
length of year, number of observed moons. Include a
Picture.
Other
Other interesting information (pictures and drawings).
At least 3 additional pieces of information about your
planet. Bibliography. Include a Picture.
Poster
Neatness of poster, text, color, photos, drawings.
Appearance Attention To Detail.
Bibliography 5 sources, 2 are books, used correct bibliography
format.
Total Points
Points
Possible
2
2
4
5
2
5
5
5
5
5
40
Total
Points
Name: ____________________________________ Date: ____________ Period: ____________
Planetary Poster Outline
Planet: __________________________________
History The planet’s name, who named it, and what the name means
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Source(s): _______________________________________________________________
Discovery When the planet was discovered, and who discovered it
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Source(s): _______________________________________________________________
Planet structure The interior of the planet (what it looks like inside), and its surface features (if
it is a terrestrial planet)
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Source(s): _______________________________________________________________
Comparison to Earth Composition of the atmosphere, existence of weather, storms,
earthquakes, volcanoes etc.
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Source(s): _______________________________________________________________
Motion The planet’s orbit (how long it takes to get around the Sun) and rotation (how long it
takes to turn one time on its axis)
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Source(s): _______________________________________________________________
Missions A timeline of missions to your planet, the objective and what was learned
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Source(s): _______________________________________________________________
Data Use the Mission series in our Student Guide textbook to help you research this section.
Include your planet’s diameter, average distance from the Sun, mass, surface gravity, average
temperature, length of sidereal day, length of year, and number of observed moons.
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Source(s): _______________________________________________________________
Other Other interesting facts and test/quiz questions
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Source(s): _______________________________________________________________