This document provides materials for a lesson plan about space exploration for elementary school students. Students will research an assigned planet, create a poster and model of a spacecraft, and plan a survival list. The lesson incorporates various subjects and can be implemented collaboratively between teachers. It includes the standards, process, evaluation criteria and necessary resources.

1. Student Page Title Credits A WebQuest for xth Grade (Put Subject Here) Designed by Put Your Name Here Put Your E-mail Address Here Based on a template from The WebQuest Page Title Introduction Task Process Evaluation Conclusion

2. Put the Title of the Lesson Here Student Page Title Credits A WebQuest for xth Grade (Put Subject Here) Designed by Put Your Name Here Put Your E-mail Address Here Based on a template from The WebQuest Page Alright space cadets, listen up! Starting today, your mission is to research your assigned planet, create a plan to safely travel to that planet, and record your progress along the way! Let’s look at the list of tasks to begin your voyage! Introduction Title Introduction Task Process Evaluation Conclusion

3. Title Introduction Task Process Evaluation Conclusion Each of the members of your crew has a specific job! Each group will produce a small journal, recording the process of preparing for a journey to their planet, from start to finish. One crew member will also make a poster, diagramming your assigned planet’s properties, interesting facts etc. Someone must build a model of the crew’s spacecraft. One member will also have to provide a list of supplies needed for survival if the group were to get stranded on their planet for a week.

4. Title Introduction Task Process Evaluation Conclusion Before you can start your mission, you must research your planet and find out some important information, including: the size of your planet, the climate of your planet, does you planet have seasons?, how far away from earth is you planet? What are some important interesting facts about your planet. Then, your group may begin making a poster, describing your planet. Include the information that was initially researched. Be colorful and detailed! Meanwhile, based on the research of your planet, a crew member can start creating a list of supplies needed to survive on the planet for one week. Make sure to think of EVERYTHING, including, air supplies, food, water, shelter etc… Another member may begin working on designing a model of the spacecraft you will take to your planet. Be sure to keep in mind what sorts of things your ship will need in order to make it to your planet safely and return back to Earth. Will it need on-board air supplies, wheels, rocket boosters? You may want to research what ideas have already been used on previous actual spacecrafts. Process Part 2… Click Here

5. Title Introduction Task Process Evaluation Conclusion Process Continued… In order to find all the information you will need to complete your mission, it may be necessary to visit some of the websites below to perform some research! http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Venus http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/kidsclub/flash/index.html http://adc.gsfc.nasa.gov/adc/education/space_ex/index.html http://www.seasky.org/spacexp/sky5d.html http://www.solarviews.com/eng/history.htm http://library.thinkquest.org/27463/ http://www.kidsastronomy.com/ http://www.rjriley.com/space/ http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/ http://www.universetoday.com/

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7. Title Introduction Task Process Evaluation Conclusion Congratulations, you have completed the training and preparation for you mission! You have learned much about your planet, space travel and what it takes to plan a trip to outer space. Your plans and proposal will be submitted to the director of space travel over at headquarters and she will decide whether your plans will succeed! Good luck cadets! Check out some credits!

8. Credits & References Credits All content and images credited to: John Breeding The WebQuest Page and The WebQuest Slideshare Group Title Introduction Task Process Evaluation Conclusion

9. Space Quest(Teacher) [ Student Page ] Title Introduction Learners Standards Process Resources Credits Teacher Page A WebQuest for Elementary Schoolers (Collaborative Subjects) Designed by John Breeding [email_address] Based on a template from The WebQuest Page Evaluation Teacher Script Conclusion

10. Introduction (Teacher) [ Student Page ] Title Introduction Learners Standards Process Resources Credits Teacher Page This lesson was designed for elementary school students to be used as a collaborative teaching tool, shared between various subject teachers. It incorporates research, critical thinking, hands on creativity and basic composition and math skills. The purpose of this webquest is to explore the topic of Space exploration and the history/future of travel in our solar system . Students will also explore what would be needed for a hypothetical voyage to another planet. I know that almost universally, students learn about the solar system and space travel in the elementary school level, specifically between 2 nd and 5 th grade. This would be a great activity/ research project for teachers of different content areas to collaborate with each other. A science teacher and a math teacher could pair up and work on different aspects of the final project. Language arts teachers may be able to incorporate the idea of writing a journal or log into the project, and an art teacher may explore the concept of space landscape painting or model rocket building. Evaluation Teacher Script Conclusion

11. Learners (Teacher) [ Student Page ] Title Introduction Learners Standards Process Resources Credits Teacher Page Evaluation Teacher Script Conclusion This lesson was designed for elementary school students to be used as a collaborative teaching tool, shared between various subject teachers. It incorporates research, critical thinking, hands on creativity and basic composition and math skills.

12. Curriculum Standards (Teacher) [ Student Page ] Title Introduction Learners Standards Process Resources Credits Teacher Page Evaluation Teacher Script Conclusion The studenst should be able to understand and communicate the importance of space travel and exploration. They should also gain information on the history and possible future plans of space travel in the USA and at least one other country as well. The student should be able to demonstrate their knowledge in various tasks including written, oral and visual displays. Colorado Model Content Standards- SCIENCE Standard 1 Students apply the processes of scientific investigation and design, conduct, communicate about, and evaluate such investigations. Standard 4 Earth and Space Science: Students know and understand the processes and interactions of Earth's systems and the structure and dynamics of Earth and other objects in space. (Focus: Geology, Meteorology, Astronomy, Oceanography) Standard 5 Students understand that the nature of science involves a particular way of building knowledge and making meaning of the natural world. Colorado Model Content Standards-MATHEMATICS Standard 1 Students develop number sense and use numbers and number relationships in problem-solving situations and communicate the reasoning used in solving these problems. Standard 2 Students use algebraic methods to explore, model, and describe patterns and functions involving numbers, shapes, data, and graphs in problem-solving situations and communicate the reasoning used in solving these problems. Standard 3 Students use data collection and analysis, statistics, and probability in problem-solving situations and communicate the reasoning used in solving these problems. Standard 4 Students use geometric concepts, properties, and relationships in problem-solving situations and communicate the reasoning used in solving these problems. Standard 5 Students use a variety of tools and techniques to measure, apply the results in problem-solving situations, and communicate the reasoning used in solving these problems. Standard 6 Students link concepts and procedures as they develop and use computational techniques, including estimation, mental arithmetic, paper-and-pencil, calculators, and computers, in problem solving situations and communicate the reasoning used in solving these problems. Colorado Model Content Standards- READING AND WRITING Standard 2: Students write and speak for a variety of purposes and audiences. Standard 5 Students read to locate, select, and make use of relevant information from a variety of media, reference, and technological sources. Standard 6: Students read and recognize literature as a record of human experience.

13. The Process (Teacher) [ Student Page ] Title Introduction Learners Standards Process Resources Credits Teacher Page Before you can start your mission, you must research your planet and find out some important information, including: the size of your planet, the climate of your planet, does you planet have seasons?, how far away from earth is you planet? What are some important interesting facts about your planet. Then, your group may begin making a poster, describing your planet. Include the information that was initially researched. Be colorful and detailed! Meanwhile, based on the research of your planet, a crew member can start creating a list of supplies needed to survive on the planet for one week. Make sure to think of EVERYTHING, including, air supplies, food, water, shelter etc… Another member may begin working on designing a model of the spacecraft you will take to your planet. Be sure to keep in mind what sorts of things your ship will need in order to make it to your planet safely and return back to Earth. Will it need on-board air supplies, wheels, rocket boosters? You may want to research what ideas have already been used on previous actual spacecrafts. Evaluation Teacher Script Conclusion

14. Resources (Teacher) [ Student Page ] Title Introduction Learners Standards Process Resources Credits Teacher Page Describe what's needed to implement this lesson. Some of the possibilities: Class sets of books E-mail accounts for all students Specific software (how many copies?) Specific hardware (what kind? How many?) Specific reference material in the classroom or school library Video or audio materials If the lesson makes extensive use of specific websites, it would be appropriate to list, describe and link them here. Describe also the human resources needed. how many teachers are needed to implement the lesson. Is one enough? Is there a role for aides or parents in the room? Do you need to coordinate with a teacher at another school? With a partner in industry or a museum or other entity? Is a field trip designed in as part of the lesson? Evaluation Teacher Script Conclusion

15. Evaluation (Teacher) [ Student Page ] Title Introduction Learners Standards Process Resources Credits Teacher Page How will you know that this lesson was successful? Describe what student products or performances you'll be looking at and how they'll be evaluated. This, of course, should be tightly related to the standards and objectives you cited above. You may want to just copy and paste the evaluation section of the student page ( Evaluation ) into this space and add any clarifications needed for another teacher to make use of this lesson. Evaluation Teacher Script Conclusion

16. Teacher Script (Teacher) [ Student Page ] Title Introduction Learners Standards Process Resources Credits Teacher Page The WebQuest model is best suited for learners who can navigate the Web on their own and can read the kinds of material commonly found on the Web. We can stretch the format to reach primary-aged learners, developmental English Language Learners and special populations by creating a facilitated WebQuest, one that requires an adult or older peer to drive things. Use this page to create a script for that facilitator. The facilitator would print this page out and use it to guide their progress through the WebQuest. This page will include step by step directions to the facilitator, including: What to say at each point in the process What to click on What questions and misconceptions to anticipate How long to take at each point When to direct learners to work away from the computer To help the facilitator, you might want to include screen dumps of particular screens embedded with the directions of what to do at that point. This page is linked to the Process segment off of the Teacher Page Evaluation Teacher Script Conclusion

17. Conclusion (Teacher) [ Student Page ] Title Introduction Learners Standards Process Resources Credits Teacher Page Make some kind of summary statement here about the worthiness of this lesson and the importance of what it will teach. Evaluation Teacher Script Conclusion

18. Credits & References (Teacher) [ Student Page ] Title Introduction Learners Standards Process Resources Credits Teacher Page List here the sources of any images, music or text that you're using. Provide links back to the original source. Say thanks to anyone who provided resources or help. List any books and other analog media that you used as information sources as well. Include a link back to The WebQuest Page and The WebQuest Slideshare Group so that others can acquire the latest version of this template and training materials. Evaluation Teacher Script Conclusion