This project document outlines a science experiment with research into planetary properties including mass, rotation period, distance from the sun, and controlled and independent variables. Key points of research include the mass, rotation period, and distance from the sun of planets Mercury through Neptune. The document also provides a template for listing works cited using alphabetical order.

1. Project Title
Type your project title here
Your name
Your teacher’s name
Your school

2. Project Overview
Type a brief overview or summary of your project here.

3. Research
Summarize your research here in three to five bullet points:
• 1st bullet point
• 2nd bullet point
• 3rd bullet point
• 4th bullet point
• 5th bullet point

4. Variables
 Controlled variables: These are the things that are kept the same throughout your experiments.
 Independent variable: The one variable that you purposely change and test.
 Dependent variable: The measure of change observed because of the independent variable. It
is important to decide how you are going to measure the change.
Planet Mass Period of
rotation
Distance
from the
sun
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune

5. Works Cited
Be sure to include print and electronic
sources and put them in alphabetical
order.