Extra Credit Assignment: Creating a Brochure for Another Planet!
It is the year 4056 and Earth has become so crowed that people are moving to different planets in our Solar System! With the advances in science and technology, it is now possible to live on every planet and build homes and schools there for people to live!
As head astronmer in the "Department of NASA you have been chosen to write up a brochure on your favorite planet in the Solar System to try and persuade people to go and live there!
Make sure you include:
What planet it is?
A drawing or picture of the planet.
Graphics and pictures that go alone with your brochure.
Why they should people move there?
A title.
5 Facts about the planet.
How your planet is similar to Earth?
How it is different than Earth?
What makes this the best planet to move to?
What is the special feature about this planet that makes is better than the other ones?
As head astronmer in the "Department of NASA you have been chosen to write up a brochure on your favorite planet in the Solar System to try and persuade people to go and live there!
Make sure you include:
What planet it is?
A drawing or picture of the planet.
Graphics and pictures that go alone with your brochure.
Why they should people move there?
A title.
5 Facts about the planet.
How your planet is similar to Earth?
How it is different than Earth?
What makes this the best planet to move to?
What is the special feature about this planet that makes is better than the other ones?
Extra Credit Rubric
New York State Learning Standards
Standard 2: Knowing and Using Arts Materials and Resources
Students will be knowledgeable about and make use of the materials and resources available for participation in the arts in various roles.
The health, growth, and development of organisms are affected by environmental conditions such as
the availability of food, air,water, space, shelter, heat, and sunlight.
(omitted LE 5.2e,f) LE 5.2g
Identify events (earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, etc.) that cause earth movements.
PS 2.2a,c,f
Develop and construct models of landforms.
S1.2b