Lets Explore!

Ms. Escuderos 6th grade

Science Class

Hello to my Explorers!
You are scientists from NASA and you
have been given the opportunity to find a
new possible planet in our solar system.
You have to determine if it is a planet and
best of luck explorers!

Task
You in a group of 3 students, must create
an illustration of a new possible planet,
and write two to three paragraphs
describing this new planet you have found.

Process
1.

In groups of three, each student will be given the following

roles:
1. Student 1: Using the resources being given to you,
construct the properties of your new planet. Student 1,
use properties of all the planets in our solar system and
use the information to determine the properties of your
new planet using the planet graphic organizer.
2. Student 2: Use the information from student 1 to write
the paragraphs needed to describe the new planet.
These paragraphs need to be typed and printed out.
3. Student 3: Using the information from student 1, create
the image of this new planet on construction paper.

2. All students, Please pick up during class a graphic organizer

from me to help you complete this task. Students who have the
role as Student 1 pick up an additional copy of the same graphic
organizer.

Process continued
3. Please go to the first resource. Using the
information on the website, all three
students need to find information to
determine the three things that determine a
planet.
4. All students, please fill out the graphic
organizer to find your research.
5. Students you have one week to use your
roles to complete this assignment.

Graphic Organizer for all students

Resources
NASA Planets Website
Solar System Virtual Tour
Solar System for kids

Evaluation
Scores

Illustration

The illustration
portrayed all
details from
written text to
help visualize
what this planet
looks like

The illustration
portrayed most
of the details
from the written
text to help us
visualize what
this planet looks
like

The illustration
portrayed some
of the details
from the written
text to help us
visualize what
this planet looks
like

The illustration
portrayed very
little of the
details from the
written text to
help us visualize
what this planet
looks like

Knowledge

Students all
main concepts
of
characteristics
of planet to
create their own
planet

Students most
main concepts
of
characteristics
of planet to
create their own
planet

Students some
main concepts
of
characteristics
of planet to
create their own
planet

Students very
little of the main
concepts of
characteristics
of planet to
create their own
planet

Evaluation cont.
Scores

Team work

Students work
very well
together.
Students
fulfilled their
roles to help
the group
finish the
project.

Students work
well together.
Students
fulfilled their
roles to help
the group
finish the
project.

Students
worked ok
together. There
were some
problems
working
together.
Students did
not fully fulfill
their roles to
help the group
finish the
project.

Students didnt
work well
together. There
were many
problems
working
together.
Students did
not fully fulfill
their roles to
help the group
finish the
project.

Standards
NGSS Standard: MS-ESS1-3: Analyze and
Interpret data to determine data to determine
scale properties of objects in the solar system.
CCNYS Standard: RL.6.1: Cite textual evidence
to support analysis of what the text says
explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the
text.

Congrats!!!!
Well done my explorers! Once these are
presented to the class we will have a pizza
party!