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Solar System Tic Tac Toe
Compare and Contrast
Narrative Story
Make Numbers Visual
Select any 2 planets to compare
and contrast with a Venn
Diagram.
Pretend you are a traveler from
another galaxy. Write a
narrative describing what you
see as you travel from the
outermost part of our Solar
System in toward the Sun.
Construct a graph or design a
chart that explains the size of
each planet.
Draw it
Music
Vocabulary Threads
Mrs. Moose’s astronomy
PowerPoint needs to be
updated. Can you help?
The English composer Gustav
Holst composed a group of
pieces for orchestra entitled The
Planets. The seven pieces
described musically each of the
planets. Listen to one of the
pieces. Write a well-developed
paragraph describing how Holst
used music to represent the
planet.
Select 9 key terms from this unit
and complete the vocabulary
threads activity.
Travel Brochure
Jeopardy
Script it/Video it
Use Publisher to make a
persuasive travel brochure which
entices vacationers to visit a
planet and experience its unique
features.
Download the Jeopardy
PowerPoint template and create
review questions and answers
for the unit.
Write the script for a short play
detailing a conversation
between 2 different celestial
bodies. (Hint: The situation
should be one where they have
to describe themselves.) Act it
out and submit the video on to
the T-drive or on a USB.
Draw a cartoon, such as a comic
strip, that describes how the
length of year is affected by the
location of the planet.
Name: __________________________________________
Work Period #1: _______________________________
Work Period #1: _______________________________
Work Period #1: _______________________________
(9 words placed randomly in a
3x3 grid, then write 8 sentences
from tic-tac-toe groupingshorizontal, vertical, diagonal - of
the words, each sentence uses 3
words)
Teacher’s Initials: _________________
DUE DATE:
Solar System Tic Tac Toe Compare and Contrast
Minimum of 5 items in each
section
_____ /3
All information is correct
_____ /3
Each item is unique from the
others
_____ /3
Correct grammar and spelling
_____ /1
TOTAL
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Narrative Story
Story format from
perspective of an
intergalactic traveler
Correctly describes
outer and inner
planets, the sun, and
other objects in the
solar system.
Objects are described
in the correct order if
travelling toward the
sun.
Correct grammar and
spelling
TOTAL
Draw it
Explanation of year length is
correct
Length of year is shown for
more than one planet
_____ /4
Correct grammar and
spelling.
_____ /1
Correct grammar and
spelling
_____ /5
Explanation of year length is
clear and easy to understand
_____ /5
_____ /15
TOTAL
Travel Brochure
Is a persuasive travel
brochure
_____ /3
Includes pictures of the
planet
_____ /3
Features of the planet are
well described
_____ /7
Creatively spins planet’s
features into a desirable
destinations
Seamlessly includes
information about planet’s:

Atmosphere

Temperature

Size

Rotation and
revolution

Moons (?)
Brochure shows that you
understand this planet
Correct Grammar and
Spelling
TOTAL
_____ /1
_____ /5
_____ /3
_____ /3
_____ /7
_____ /4
_____ /3
_____ /30
No more than 50% of
the questions are basic
recall
Questions increase in
complexity as they go
down the board, but
are fair for all students
PowerPoint file
functions correctly
Correct grammar and
spelling
TOTAL
_____ /2
_____ /2
_____ /2
_____ /10
TOTAL
_____ /10
Vocabulary Threads
Grid is included
_____ /5
_____ /4
_____ /4
_____ /2
Jeopardy
All “main ideas” from
the unit are in the
game
Questions are clearly
worded
Graph and planets are
labeled.
_____ /4
All numbers have units.
_____ /15
All vocabulary terms
from the unit are in the
game
Make Numbers Visual
Graph or chart shows
planet sizes in the
correct proportions.
Correct numerical
values for planet sizes
are included.
_____ /1
Music
Characteristics of the
music are described
well
Shows how the
characteristics of the
music match the
characteristics (or
characterization) of the
planet
All information about
the planet is correct
TOTAL
Scorecard
_____ /2
Words are used
correctly, and in the
context of Earth
Science.
All of the 8 sentences
have 3 vocabulary
words
Correct grammar and
spelling
TOTAL
_____ /8
_____ /3
_____ /2
_____ /15
Script it/Video it
_____ /5
_____ /5
_____ /4
_____ /5
The script/play is based
on a conversation
between 2 celestial
bodies
Both celestial bodies
are described correctly
Features of the
celestial bodies are
well described
The conversation
flows well and is not
awkward
Celestial bodies are
easy to identify in the
video
_____ /4
_____ /4
_____ /3
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_____ /4
_____ /5
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_____ /5
_____ /4
Video file functions
correctly
Correct grammar and
spelling
TOTAL
_____ /4
_____ /3
_____ /30