A WebQuest for 2nd Grade

Created by Mrs. Reynolds

Introduction

When the Sun dips below the horizon,

the daytime is through.

The heavens are darkened;

We see the rise of the Moon.

The stars and the planets come out

to play and provide light for the Earth,

until break of day.

Introduction Tasks Process Evaluation Conclusion Credits

TasksThe fuel cells of your Space ship are empty.

You and your team must fill the fuel cells with facts about your assigned destination. Begin with the basic facts and add more interesting facts as you learn them.

Introduction Tasks Process Evaluation Conclusion Credits

Each group will have a :

Web Navigator- goes to the websites

Data entry- takes notes on information to be taught to others

Astronomical Artist- chooses pictures to be used in the presentation

Presenter- presents information to the Astronomical Council

The Process

Introduction Tasks Process Evaluation Conclusion Credits

The Destinations

The Moon

The Stars

The Inner Planets

The Outer Planets

The Asteroids

Click on your destination. The Web Navigator lead you to the Internet sites where you can find information about your subject.

The Moon What is the moon? http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/sola

r_system_level1/moon.html How was the moon formed? http://www.psi.edu/projects/moon/moon.html http://www.astronomycafe.net/qadir/q826.html How big is the moon? How much does it weigh? http://www.nineplanets.org/luna.html To learn more about the Moon click on the

astronaut.

More about the Moon What are the phases of the moon? http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astr

onomy/moon/Phases.shtml http://www.tqnyc.org/NYC063368/the_moon.htm How does the moon effect the tides on Earth? http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astr

onomy/moon/Tides.shtml

How is the surface of the moon different from the surface of Earth? http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/bobalien99/moon.htm

Man on the Moon When did man

land on the moon? What were the

most famous words of the twentieth century?

How many lunar (moon) missions were there?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMINSD7MmT4

The Stars What is a star? http://membeht_a/bobalien99/stars.htm#WHAT%20IS%20A%20STA

R http://www.tqnyc.org/NYC063368/the_stars.htm How are stars born? How do stars die? http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/stars/lifecycle/ What are the different kinds of stars? http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/stars/startype

s.shtml

Why do stars twinkle? http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/stars/twinkle.shtml

How long does a star live? http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/universe_level1/stars.html

Earth’s Closet Star What is the closest star to the Earth? http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subje

cts/astronomy/stars/nearest.shtml

What did some people used to think the sun was? http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/sun.html

What kind of star is the sun? http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/bobalien9

9/sunten.htm

Things We Need to Know About the Sun How far away is the sun from the Earth? Is the Sun solid, liquid, or gaseous? During what month is the Sun closest to

the Earth? What month is it the farthest away?

Where is the Sun hottest? Where is the Sun coolest?

How old is the Sun? Are sunspots hotter or colder than the

surrounding areas? What is a solar eclipse?

The Inner Planets What are the Inner Planets? http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/bobalien99

/inner.htm

http://www.tqnyc.org/NYC063368/The_Inner_Planets.htm

Clip on each planet to learn more.

Mercury Venus Earth Mars

Mercury When can Mercury be seen from Earth? http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/s

olar_system_level1/mercury.html

How hot is Mercury? http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/as

tronomy/planets/mercury/index.shtml

What does Mercury look like? http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/bobalien99/mercorb.htm

How long is a day and a year on Mercury? http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/mercury/mercuryday.shtm

Venus

Why is Venus called the Evening Star? What is the temperature on Venus? http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChil

d/solar_system_level1/venus.html Why is Venus called Earth’s twin sister?

http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/bobalien99/venus.htm

How long is a day on Venus? How long is one year?

What is the atmosphere of Venus made of? http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/venus/

Earth

Since we live on Earth we can’t see it in the night sky. But what does Earth look like from other places in space? Click on the celestial body to see Earth from other satellites.

Earth from the Moon

The Earth and Moon from Mars Moon

Earth

Mars

What are the surface features of Mars? How long is a day and a year on Mars?

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/mars/

What is the temperature like on Mars? http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/mars.html

Where is the largest volcano in the Solar System? What is it called? http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/bobalien99/marsten.htm

Asteroids and Meteors What is an asteroid? What is the

Asteroid Belt? Where is it? http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/bobalien99/asteroid.htm

What is a meteor? Has the Earth ever been hit by a meteor? If so where?

http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/meteoroids.html

Comets What is a comet?

http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/comets.html

What is the difference between a comet and a “shooting star”? http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/meteoroids.html

What are the names of some famous comets? http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/bobalien99/comets.htm

What happened when a comet hit Jupiter? http://www.uen.org/utahlink/tours/tourImage.cgi?im

age_id=21721&tour_id=14274

Things to know about Asteroids, Meteors, and

Comets What is the difference between an

asteroid and a meteor? How is a comet different from an

asteroid or meteor? When was Haley’s comet here last and

when will it return?

Shoemaker-Levy 9 hits Jupiter

What happened when a comet broke up and hit Jupiter? http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/sl9/

The Outer Planets

  What are the Outer Planets? How are they different from the Inner Planets? http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/bobalien99/outer.htm http://www.tqnyc.org/NYC063368/the_outer_planets.ht

m

Jupiter How far from the sun is Jupiter?

http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/jupiter_facts.html

Compared to Earth, how large is Jupiter? http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar

_system_level1/jupiter.html

What is the large red spot on Jupiter? http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/bobalien99/jupspot

.htm

What are Jupiter’s Galilean moons? Who discovered them? http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/jupiter/

More questions about Jupiter

What happened when pieces of the Shoemaker-Levy comet hit the atmosphere of Jupiter?

http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/jupiter_know.htm

http://www.uen.org/utahlink/tours/tourImage.cgi?image_id=21721&tour_id=14274

http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/sl9/ A necklace of SL-9 impact sites

Saturn What is the planet Saturn made of? http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/bobalien99/s

aturn.htm

How does Saturn’s fast spin affect its shape? http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/saturn.html

How is Saturn’s density different from other planets? http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/saturn/

Saturn’s Rings

What are the rings of Saturn made of? What do you need to see Saturn’s rings?

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/saturn/

How were the rings formed? http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/saturn.html

Uranus What gives Uranus its blue color? http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects

/astronomy/planets/uranus/

How is Uranus different from other planets? http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/uranus.html

What is the effect of the tilt on the north and south poles of Uranus?

http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/bobalien99/uranus.htm

Neptune Why is Neptune called the twin of Uranus?

http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/bobalien99/neptune.htm

How is Neptune’s moon Triton different from other Neptunian moons? http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/neptune_know.html

How does the discovery of Neptune differ from the discovery of other planets?

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/neptune/index.shtml

Pluto the Dwarf Planet How is Pluto different from the other Outer Planets? What does Pluto look like in the largest telescopes

on earth? When was Pluto discovered? How long does Pluto take to rotate once on its own

axis? Does Pluto have ice caps - like the planet Mars? What is the name of Pluto’s moon? When was Pluto's moon discovered? How far away is the planet Pluto? What is the natural color of Pluto? http://www.the-planet-pluto.com/pluto-pictures.html http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/

astronomy/planets/pluto/

Have you found the answers to these important

questions? How big is the object? (look for words

like size, mass, diameter, etc.) How long is a day? Or how long does it

take to rotate on its axis? How long is a year? How long does it

take to go around the sun? Does it have any moons?

Evaluation The Following Rubric will be used to Evaluate your

ResearchBeginning

1Developing

2Accomplished

3Excellent

4Score

Research Part One

Does not cover all appropriate topics

Covers some of the appropriate

topics.

Covers most of the appropriate topics.

All appropriate topics covered well. Includes

interesting facts.

Research Part Two

Does not cover all appropriate topics

Covers some of the appropriate

topics.

Covers most of the appropriate topics.

All appropriate topics covered well. Also includes

interesting facts.

Teamwork The team required a lot of

adult help to help them work

The team needed some adult help

to help them work

The team worked well together with most members

The team worked well together with each team member doing their job

No. of Fuel Cells with Ten Facts

Less than 1 full fuel cell-

1 full fuel cell 1 to 11/2 full fuel cells

More than 2 full fuel cells

Presentation of Facts

Pulled and read cards

Organized cards in topic order

Team presented the facts in an interesting way

Students presented the facts in more than one interesting way.

ArtWork

Little or no artwork

Artwork was neat

Artwork was neat, there were different kinds

Posters and handouts were neat and informative

TimelinessOver a week late A week late A day or two late Handed in on time

Research Part One

The celestial body’s name Position in the Solar System Its size, mass, gravity at the surface Orbit around the sun Length of year (how long it takes to go

around the sun) Length of a day (how long it takes to

rotate on its axis)

Research Part Two The planet's atmosphere Temperature range Internal composition Moons Rings How a person would fare on the

planet? Discovery Unusual features

Presentation is Everything!

If everyone gets up and reads their fuel cell strips it will be boring!!!

Here are some suggestions to liven things up:

Lots of pictures, posters and graphs, a Power point presentation, music, a rap, a dance number, a song, a play, etc.

Anything goes as long as you--

PRESENT THE FACTS

Conclusion

Introduction Tasks Process Evaluation Conclusion Credits

Each night as we look into the sky we see the familiar moon and stars. As we study them we learn more about them and find out that there is so much more to know.

Credits

http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/sl9/ http://www.astronomycafe.net/ http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/ http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/bobalien99/ http://www.nineplanets.org/ http://www.psi.edu/projects/ http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/ http://www.the-planet-pluto.com/pluto-pictures.html http://www.tqnyc.org/NYC063368/ http://www.uen.org/utahlink/tours/tourImage.cgi?

image_id=21721&tour_id=14274 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMINSD7MmT4