GOAL 1:
1. Develop questions and ideas to initiate and refine research
2. Conduct research to answer questions and evaluate information and ideas
4. Use technological tools and other resources to locate, select and organize information
5. Comprehend and evaluate written, visual and oral presentations and works
6. Discover and evaluate patterns and relationships in information, ideas and structures
8. Organize data, information and ideas into useful forms (including charts, graphs, outlines) for analysis or presentation

GOAL 2:
1. Plan and make written, oral and visual presentations for a variety of purposes and audiences

GOAL 3:
5. Reason inductively from a set of specific facts and deductively from general premises
6. Examine problems and proposed solutions from multiple perspectives

GOAL 4:
1. Explain reasoning and identify information used to support decisions
5. Develop, monitor and revise plans of action to meet deadlines and accomplish goals
 
 
 
 
 

	Needs Improvement 1	Acceptable 3	Excellent 5
Student was able to identify unique facts about the 2 different planet groups (inner/outer) and understand the differences between the two.	Student did not provide information in notebook.	Student provided vague facts ane explanations about the inner/outer planets.	Student provided adequate facts about the inner planets and recorded in notebook.
Student was able to provide adequate information about the planet they chose.	Student did not provide information in notebook.	Student provided vague facts ane explanations about the inner/outer planets.	Student provided adequate facts about the planet they chose and recorded in notebook.
Student was able to further their research by learning about NASA staff and space exploration.	Student did not provide information in notebook.	Student provided few extra facts about their research and/or training.	Student provided adequate facts about their training; extra facts were also included in notebook.
		Total Points:	______/15

Click HERE for the notebook print out for the inner planets.
Click HERE for the notebook print out for the outer planets.
 
 

*About the inner and outer planets:

1. Which planets are include in the inner planets?
2. Which planets include the outer planets?
3. What makes the two groups different?
 

*About each induvidual planet:

1. What is the size of this planet? Density? Mass?
2. How many satellites (including moons and asteroids surrounding) does this planet have?
3. When and how was the planet discovered, and by whom?
4. Is there anything unusual about the planet?
5. Have there been any explorations of this planet? Are there any planned for the future? Explain.
6. What is the atmosphere like on this planet? (Include temperature)
7. What is the terrain like on this planet?
8. How far away from the Sun is this planet? The Earth?

	Needs Improvement 1	Acceptable 3	Excellent 5
Student's brochure is original and creative.	Brochure does not follow any format.; thrown together.	Brochure is lacking one or both of these elements.	Brochure is well thought out and unique.
Student's brochure includes pictures and color.	No pictures or color have been provided.	Brochure is lacking one or both of these elements.	Brochure is colorful and contains pictures.
Information is organized in appropriate format.	Information in unorganized.	Information has some organization.	Information is well organized.
Student provides basic information about the inner/outer planets.	Very little information is provided.	Inner/outer planets are briefly discussed.	Inner/outer planets are discussed adequately.
Overall information is useful/relevant.	Information is not useful or relevant.	Information is somewhat useful/relevant.	Information is very useful and relevant to assignment.
		Total Points:	______/25

As far as the traveler's brochure format, I recommend that you let students decide what media they want to use. Give examples, such as a book or pamphlet. And make sure to give guidelines of what you want on each page and how to organize it. Here is a suggestion for a book or pamphlet:

Page 1 (front page): Have students draw out the name of the planet and what the planet looks like.

Page 2:  Have students give an overview of the inner and outer planets and what makes them different.

Page 3: Have students give facts about the planet. Have there been any explorations of this planet? If yes, explain. If no, explain why not.

Page 4: Why should Alex the Astronaut visit this planet, and not one of the others?

Page 5: Have students write about what they did for their NASA training to become a member of Alex's Crew.
 

Websites used in this iAdventure:

General Info:
http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/home/index.html

Inner/Outer Planets:
http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/inner_planets.html
http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/bobalien99/inner.htm
http://teacher.scholastic.com/researchtools/articlearchives/space/inplan.htm
http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/SPACEFLIGHT/inner_planets/SP29.htm
http://alg-94.mur.at/~gg/innerPlanets.html
http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/outer_planets.html
http://teacher.scholastic.com/researchtools/articlearchives/space/outplan.htm
http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/bobalien99/outer.htm
http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/SPACEFLIGHT/outer_planets/SP30.htm
http://alg-94.mur.at/~gg/outerPlanets.html

The Planets:
http://www.nineplanets.org
http://www.nationmaster.com/

and a WHOLE BUNCH of stuff from
http://nasa.gov
 
 

Resources Needed:
To complete this iAdventure, your students will need a computer with internet access, paper, and any other creative media you think they might need (art supplies). Also, each student will need a print off of the top secret notebook (above).

WHAT IS AN iADVENTURE???

Click on the link above to find out!