Planet Profiles!

  3/29 Ð 4/15

 

 

Responsibilities for each team:

 

1.  Yes/No Is there life out there?

 

2.  Yes/No If there is/isnÕt explain why and how this could or could not be so.  What about in the past of future?

 

3. Respond to the Six Basic Life Functions part.

A.     Take in energy

B.      Release energy

C.      Release waste

D.     Reproduce

E.      Respond to the environment

F.      Grow

 

4. Length of day and yearÉ

 

5.  Weather and climate dataÉ

 

6. Gravity and the properties associated with itÉ

 

7. Atmosphere and the properties associated with itÉ

 

8.  Surface of the planet and the properties associated with itÉ

 

9.  The planetÕs place in our solar system (and other interesting info)É

 

10. Moons/rings/interesting oddities, etcÉ

 

Team Assignments:

 

Team 1-    Jupiter

Team 2-    Mercury

Team 3-    Venus

Team 4-    Uranus

Team 5-    Saturn

Team 6-    Neptune

 

Project Deadlines/Grades:

 

Monday      [3.29.04]   Tasks assigned, research time in class

Tuesday     [3.30.04]   Research time in class (participation grade)

Thursday    [3.31.04]   Research time in class (participation grade)

Monday      [4.05.04]   Check Up with Mr. P (participation grade)

Tuesday     [4.06.04]   Research time in class (participation grade)

Tuesday     [4.13.04]   Check Up with Mr. P (participation grade)

Wednesday [4.14.04]   Rough Draft due

Thursday    [4.15.04]   Presentations

 

 

 

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