MaryAnn Albertine
StarChild
Web Quest
I think StarChild is a GREAT site...HES LMC
uses StarChild with 2nd graders and because it has two levels of information,
the site can be used with a variety of ages and abilities.....maa
StarChild
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/
Here's the Web Quest....
Today, we are going
on a trip to a far away place.
We are going to leave Harwich and Cape Cod and Massachusetts and
New England and the United States and North America and the Northern Hemisphere
and the Earth.....
We are going to Explore another PLANET and gather information about
that planet so we can survive on the planet when we visit!
Are You Ready?
Follow the Instructions....
Read
and Follow the Instructions and you'll learn more about our Solar System
and Planets !
You are going to
visit the StarChild site on the World Wide Web...
The World Wide Web
is the Internet...
remember...
you promised
to respect the rules
when you go out
to another computer to get information!
Step
1.... Print this page!.... It will give you a
place to write your information AND it will tell you what to do next....
Decide...
do you want one copy per team or does every team member want their own
worksheet?.... (The worksheet is at the bottom
of this page!)
Look up to the top of the screen... see the square PRINT button...
use your mouse to point to that button...... click the left mouse
button...
click the OK box... go to the printer to pick up your work paper...
Great.... the paper copy will help you follow the Web Quest without
getting LOST!
READ!...
Step
2.... GO TO StarChild
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/
Click the underlined
word... the underlined word is a called a "Link"...
it will take you
to another computer in the world so you can start gathering
Information!!!!...
Be Patient!!!!!....
wait for the page to completely come to your computer.....
when you see the
picture of a Kids and Animals in Space suits!....
Now, Click on "Level 1"
Arrow Down....Click on "Solar System"
Arrow Down...Click on the name of your planet!
As Soon as you see the name of your planet at the top of the screen
,
YOU NEED TO READ!!!!
You Will Not find the Answers in order.....
You Will Not find the ALL the Answers here....
BUT, YOU WILL FIND A LOT OF INFORMATION HERE!!!
Have Fun in Space!!!!
Hint...Before
you READ the first screen....arrow down the page...
Pick and Click the FACTS...then use the BACK button...
and Pick and Click the other two "Buttons" at the bottom of the page....
then read the first screen!!!
Step
3.... Go Back to our "HOME"
(click your BACK
Arrow Button... until you see the yellow back ground or
Click the Home Button
at the top of the screen )
(hint,
hint... the BACK Arrow Button is in the upper left corner of the computer
screen... )
GREAT Job!!!
WORKSHEET
Circle where you
found the information...
Starchild,
on the Internet, will not give you ALL the answers!
My Name__________________________________________________________
Today's Date_________________
The Name of My Planet_____________________________________
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The Nickname of my Planet_______________________________________
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The name of my planet
means__________________________________________
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Who named your planet?_____________________________________________
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My Planet is the_____________________________(1,2,3,4,
or...?)planet from the sun.
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My planet has _________________(
1,2,3,4,or...?) moons.
hint, hint...Moons can also be called satellites
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My planet is made of mostly_____________________________________________
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My planet is__________________________Kilometers
from the sun
OR
My planet is_________________________Miles from the sun
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My planet is__________________________Kilometers
in diameter at the equator
OR
My planet is_________________________Miles in diameter
at the equator
(hint, this means how big is your planet)
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ONE DAY on my planet is______________________________________________
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ONE YEAR on my planet
is_____________________________________________
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Extra
Interesting Facts...
1. ________________________________________________________________
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2. ________________________________________________________________
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3. ________________________________________________________________
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4. ________________________________________________________________
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5. ________________________________________________________________
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Updated December 20, 1999
comments and questions
albertin@harwich.edu
Mary Ann Albertine
Library Media and Instructional Technology Specialist
maa