Key questions: What are the properties of planets? What factors that might create lives on planet Earth?
Before learning about other planets, maybe we can watch some interesting facts about our planet Earth from the video below
From the articles you can make some questions which will guide you to find information on other planetary facts.
Here are some questions that you might come up with:
- What is the name of the planet? From what language is it derived from?
- What is the orbit?
- How much is the mass?
- How long is the diameter?
- What are inside the earth? How are the earth layers divided?
- etc
To guide you doing the research you can download the file below. You may of course adding more question in relation with the planet function as part of solar system.
research_guidance_sheet_planetary_facs.docx |
You need to choose one celestial body (planets, asteroids, comets, dwarf planet) and do research on its planetary facts. You will create a visual diagram to present this information. Below are the criteria for the task:
- Identify celestial objects in our solar system
- Describe characteristics of each celestial object
- Explain the differences and similarities between Earth and other planet(s) (planetary comparative)
- Conclude why Earth is the best planet to sustain human life
- Use recording and organizing information skills
- Create a readable, attractive and neat visual presentation based on MI.