Space+Project

Moon Stuff and Planet Science

http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/ Great website by National Aeronautics and Space Administration http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/solar-system National Geographic Site http://nineplanets.org/ Information on Nine Planets http://www.windows2universe.org/the_universe/uts/moon2.html Website http://www.middleschoolscience.com/earth.htm Website for Planet Science http://www.miniature-earth.com/ Website for Earth Day http://www.windows2universe.org/the_universe/uts/moon2.html Website http://www.nasa.gov Website http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Page/Planets http://www.usgs.gov/science/science.php?term=900

iMovie Space Project I. You will randomly select a topic to investigate from the following list: Asteroids/Comets/Meteoroids Stars Sun Planets:

Earth Mars Venus Mercury Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto

Hubble Space Telescope International Space Station Space Shuttle Challenger Mission Apollo Space Missions

II. Include the following information in an iMovie Presentation: A. Definition- What is this object in space? Provide a brief description. B. Characteristics/Structure- What is this object made of? Where is it usually located? How long does it “live” (exist)? What does it “do” in space? What other celestial bodies does it interact with, if any? C. Examples- Provide examples of this celestial body with pictures. D. Sources of Information- Provide a list of your resources with the website addresses.

Rubric for I-Movie
 * ** TOPIC FOR SCORING  ** || **  Excellent 4 points  ** || **  Proficient 3 points  ** || **  Basic 2 points  ** || **  Below Basic 0-1 point  ** ||
 * ** Definition of Topic  ** ||  Student has clearly defined the topic in detail and goes above and beyond what is expected.  ||  Student has clearly defined the topic and it is easy to understand.   ||  Student has defined the topic but is not clear in the concept.  ||  Students are unable to describe the topic or are lacking important details.   ||
 * ** Originality  ** ||  Product shows a large amount of original thought. Ideas are creative and inventive.   ||  Product shows some original thought. Work shows new ideas and insights.   ||  Uses other people's ideas (giving them credit), but there is little evidence of original thinking.   ||  Uses other people's ideas, but does not give them credit.   ||
 * ** Characteristics and Structure about Topic/Object  ** || <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 59.45pt; mso-element-top: 105.2pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"> Object is clearly defined, clearly explains what it is made of, where located and how long in existence. Also, superb details on how celestial bodies interact in space.  || <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 59.45pt; mso-element-top: 105.2pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"> Lacking one characteristic or structure component from the excellent column.  || <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 59.45pt; mso-element-top: 105.2pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"> 2 or more missing components as mentioned in the excellent category.   || <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 59.45pt; mso-element-top: 105.2pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"> 3 or more missing components from the excellent category.  ||
 * <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 59.45pt; mso-element-top: 105.2pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">** Examples and Photographs  **  || <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 59.45pt; mso-element-top: 105.2pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"> Student provides excellent photographs (at least 5) of the topic and they are appealing and easy to view and of a high quality.  || <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 59.45pt; mso-element-top: 105.2pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"> Student provides photographs of the topic and are of good quality (at least 4)  || <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 59.45pt; mso-element-top: 105.2pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"> Student provides adequate photographs of the topic and the quality is okay (at least 3)  || <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 59.45pt; mso-element-top: 105.2pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"> Students provides poor photographs/thumb nails of the topic and the quality is poor (2 or less)  ||
 * <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 59.45pt; mso-element-top: 105.2pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">** Bibliography  ** || <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 59.45pt; mso-element-top: 105.2pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"> URL is provided and mentioned for every photograph and piece of information  || <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 59.45pt; mso-element-top: 105.2pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"> Missing 1 URL for every photograph and piece of information  || <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 59.45pt; mso-element-top: 105.2pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"> Missing 2 URL’s for photographs and informational pieces  || <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 59.45pt; mso-element-top: 105.2pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"> Missing three of more URL’s for photographs and information pieces  ||
 * <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 59.45pt; mso-element-top: 105.2pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">** Overall Design and Appearance  ** || <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 59.45pt; mso-element-top: 105.2pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"> Video has exceptional design for easy viewing & content is very informative, well thought out, great sequencing   || <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 59.45pt; mso-element-top: 105.2pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"> Video is well designed for easy viewing and content appears to be thought out with a good sequence for understanding  || <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 59.45pt; mso-element-top: 105.2pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"> Video is designed for viewing even though it appears to have some confusion with order or information  || <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 59.45pt; mso-element-top: 105.2pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"> Video is poorly designed for viewing is confusing and difficult to follow the theme of the information  ||
 * <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 59.45pt; mso-element-top: 105.2pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">** Quality of Work   ** || <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 59.45pt; mso-element-top: 105.2pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"> Worked extremely well with no verbal warnings to stay on task.  || <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 59.45pt; mso-element-top: 105.2pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"> Wworked well and appeared to remain on task.  || <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 59.45pt; mso-element-top: 105.2pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"> Student received at least one verbal warning about staying on task.  || <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 59.45pt; mso-element-top: 105.2pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"> Student received 2 or more verbal warnings about working together or staying on task.  ||
 * <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 59.45pt; mso-element-top: 105.2pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">** TOTAL POINTS for EACH COLUMN  ** || <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 59.45pt; mso-element-top: 105.2pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">  || <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 59.45pt; mso-element-top: 105.2pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">  || <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 59.45pt; mso-element-top: 105.2pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">  || <span style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 59.45pt; mso-element-top: 105.2pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">  ||