Download Solar System Webquest - Polk School District

Developed by:
Melissa Turner
Overview
Introduction
Task
Process
Evaluation
Conclusion
Resources
Overview
The web quest you are about to view was created to go along with a
4th grade science unit on space. Students will visit each planet via
the internet to gain important information and facts. In order to
ensure that the students have retained the information needed to
satisfy the standard, they will be required to label a diagram of the
solar system and answer questions about the planets in a game
format.
S4E2: Students will model the position and motion of the earth in the
solar system and will explain the role of relative position and motion in
determining sequence of the phases of the moon.
Introduction
Have you ever wanted to travel into outer
space? In The Magic School Bus: Lost in the
Solar System, Ms. Frizzle’s class journeys to
outer space and learns about the solar system.
Hop on board!!! Join the space explorers as
they rocket into outer space on their flying
school bus!
Task
Your adventure is about to begin. You are going on a field trip with Ms.
Frizzle and her students , from The Magic School Bus books, on their
“Bus Ship” to learn about the planets in the solar system.
As you read the book The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System ,
you will experience visiting the planets in the solar system. Your job for
this assignment is to research each planet visited in the book . You must
use your journal to record research, answer questions, and complete
drawings.
Hope you enjoy your adventure!
Click here to print your journal
Process
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Day One:
Complete narrative response #1 in your journal.
(Please use complete sentences.)
Read The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar
System.
Process
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Day Two:
Complete the Earth, Sun and Mercury worksheets.
 Draw and color the planet correctly
 List 3 things you find interesting about each planet
 List 5 characteristics about each planet:
INCLUDE: size in relation to other planets, position of the planet from
the sun, climate, number of rings (if any), number of moons (if any).
Use the links listed below to find the information on the planets.
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm
http://kids.nineplanets.org/title.htm
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/solarsystem/index.shtml
You may also refer to pages 11-16 in the book.
Process
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Day Three:
Complete the Venus, Mars and Jupiter worksheets.
 Draw and color the planet correctly
 List 3 things you find interesting about each planet
 List 5 characteristics about each planet:
INCLUDE: size in relation to other planets, position of the planet from
the sun, climate, number of
rings (if any), number of moons (if
any).
Use
the links listed below to find the information on the planets.
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm
http://kids.nineplanets.org/title.htm
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/solarsystem/index.shtml
You may also refer to pages 17-27 in the book.
Process
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Day Four:
Complete the Saturn, Uranus and Neptune worksheets.
 Draw and color the planet correctly
 List 3 things you find interesting about each planet
 List 5 characteristics about each planet:
INCLUDE: size in relation to other planets, position of the planet from
the sun, climate, number of rings (if any), number of moons (if any).
Use the links listed below to find the information on the planets.
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm
http://kids.nineplanets.org/title.htm
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/solarsystem/index.shtml
You may also refer to pages 28-31 in the book.
Process
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Day Five:
Complete the narrative response #2 in your journal.
(Please use complete sentences.)
Complete the solar system quiz.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
You have successfully completed your mission onboard
the Magic Space Bus. I hope you enjoyed your
adventure of travelling through the solar system with
Ms. Frizzle and her students. Please place your journal
in the Science bin.
Evaluation
Please click the spaceship
to review the rubric on
which your grade will be
based.
The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System
Web Quest Grading Rubric
Student Name: _____________________
Narrative Responses
20
Solar System
Journal Worksheets
20
Drawings
20
Book Reading/ Solar
System Labeling
20
Journal
Completion
20
The student answers all
The student
The student drew
questions clearly using
correctly completed
pictures when
complete sentences. The
ALL 9 solar system
asked and
sentences contained no
worksheets.
completed it as
grammatical errors and
15-20 pts.
instructed.
were creative in thought.
15-20 pts.
15-20 pts.
The student attempts to
The student made a
The student
answer each question.
large attempt to
attempted to draw
Sentences contain minor
complete all 9 solar
pictures but was
errors in structure and
system worksheets
unable to
grammar. Student
but they are not fully
complete as
displayed some creativity.
complete.
instructed.
10-14 pts.
10-14 pts.
10-14 pts.
The student did not answer The student made
The student made
all questions. Answers did
little attempt to
an attempt to
not have complete
complete all 9 solar draw pictures but
sentences and contained
system worksheets
they were
structure and grammar
but some
inaccurate and
errors. Answers lacked
information has
were not as
creativity.
been filled in.
instructed.
5-9 pts.
5-9 pts.
5-9 pts.
The student did not
attempt to answer the
questions. Sentences
contained numerous
grammatical errors.
0-4 pts.
Points Received
The student actively
The student
participated in book completed and turned
reading and labeled in the journal on time.
ALL the planets
20 pts.
correctly on the
solar system quiz.
20 pts.
The student actively The student turned in
participated in book
a completed journal
reading and labeled but it was not turned
most of the planets
in on time.
correctly on the
10-19 pts.
solar system quiz.
15-19 pts.
The student did not
The student did not
actively participate
turn in a journal that
in book reading but
was complete AND
was able to label all
the journal was not
or most of the
turned in on time.
planets correctly on
1-9 pts.
the solar system
quiz.
5-14 pts.
The student made The student made The student did not
The student did not
very little to no
little or no attempt actively participate
turn in a completed
attempt to complete to draw pictures.
in book reading and
journal.
all 9 solar system
0-4 pts.
was unable to label
0 pts.
worksheets.
the planets correctly
0-4 pts.
on the solar system
quiz.
0-4 pts.
Points Received
Points Received
Points Received
Points Received
Total Score:
_____/ 100
Conclusion
Congratulations! You have completed your journey
through the solar system. As a reward for all your
hard work click on the link below to enjoy the cool
game “The Magic School Bus Space Chase”.
Click here for game
RESOURCES
The Nine Planets
http://kids.nineplanets.org/title.htm
Kids Astronomy
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm
Scholastic
http://www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/games/space/ind
ex.htm
Sqool Tube
http://www.gamequarium.org/dir/SqoolTube_Videos/Scienc
e/Space/Solar_System/magic_school_bus_gets_lost_in_space_
9690.html
RESOURCES
Enchanted Learning
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/sola
rsystem/index.shtml
The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System
ISBN# 0-606-00583-8