This document outlines the tasks, process, and evaluation for a student project to design a city on another planet. Students will be divided into groups to research planets, design livable cities, plan activities and jobs, address environmental factors, and present their designs. They will use suggested online resources and cite any non-original work. Groups will be evaluated on organization, detail, mechanics, internet use, and diagrams/illustrations. The goal is for students to successfully create hypothetical off-world colonies and communities.

1. Student Page
Webquest about The Solar System
Title For Educators
Introduction Designed by
Task Laura Shemuga
Process lbs26@zips.uakron.edu
Evaluation
Conclusion
Credits Based on a template from The WebQuest Page

2. Student Page
Introduction
Title You will be working in groups to design a city or town
Introduction on another planet. Your goal is to come up with a plan
Task so that we may be able to live and survive on a
Process
different planet from earth. You need to make it a
place people will not want to leave and include various
Evaluation
activities for the people who live there to do.
Conclusion
Credits

3. Student Page The Task
Title • Find and research planets to see which one will best
Introduction support human life.
Task • Design a city that human will be able to breath in.
• Find out what that planets weather is like and see if
Process
you would need to create a device or something to
Evaluation
control the weather
Conclusion • Design activities for the people to keep them
entertained
• Come up with a way to keep the people alive (where
will the food come from, water, how will the animals
get there.
• Present to the class by using PowerPoint and create
a discussion post using Voice Thread for the class to
come up with more ideas
Credits

4. Student Page
The Process
Title • You will be divided in to groups of 4 or 5
• Within your group, decide who is doing what part and come up
Introduction with a planet to live on
Task • http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/index.cfm
•
Process
http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/solar-system/
Evaluation • Brainstorm what everyone wants to have on this planet what
Conclusion activities will be offered? What will the people do on their free
time? What jobs are offered?
• How would you design a weather manager? What weather would
you mainly have on this planet? Any seasons?
• Draw or make a picture of the city with key places marked
showing a clear picture of what the city is like
• Come up with a unique discussion to have with the class on Voice
Thread and try to incorporate some of the classes ideas in your
project http://voicethread.com
• MAKE SURE YOU CITE YOUR SOURCES!!!! Anything that is not your
own idea must be cited!! Use your own ideas and give credit
where it is due. Be creative!
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5. Student Page Evaluation
Category 4 3 2 1
Organization Information is very Information is Information is The information
Title organized with well- organized with well- organized, but appears to be
constructed constructed paragraphs are not disorganized. 8)
paragraphs and paragraphs. well-constructed.
Introduction subheadings.
Task Organization Information clearly Information clearly Information clearly Information has
relates to the main relates to the main relates to the main little or nothing to
Process topic. It includes topic. It provides 1-2 topic. No details do with the main
several supporting supporting details and/or examples are topic.
Evaluation details and/or and/or examples. given.
examples.
Conclusion
Mechanics No grammatical, Almost no A few grammatical Many grammatical,
spelling or grammatical, spelling, or spelling, or
punctuation errors. spelling or punctuation errors. punctuation errors.
punctuation errors.
Internet Use Successfully uses Usually able to use Occasionally able to Needs assistance or
suggested internet suggested internet use suggested supervision to use
links to find links to find internet links to find suggested internet
information and information and information and links and/or to
navigates within navigates within navigates within navigate within
these sites easily these sites easily these sites easily these sites.
without assistance. without assistance. without assistance.
Diagrams & Diagrams and Diagrams and Diagrams and Diagrams and
Illustrations illustrations are illustrations are illustrations are neat illustrations are not
neat, accurate and accurate and add to and accurate and accurate OR do not
add to the reader's the reader's sometimes add to add to the reader's
understanding of the understanding of the the reader's understanding of the
topic. topic. understanding of the topic.
Credits topic.

6. Student Page
Conclusion
You have now successfully created a city and life on another planet!
Title Now present this to the class and show them what your group came up with
What was your favorite part about the project and why?
Introduction Would you have rather worked individually on this project instead of in groups?
Task
Process
Evaluation
Conclusion
Credits

7. Student Page
Credits & References
Title http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/solar-system/
http:rubistar.4teachers.org
Introduction http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/index.cfm
Task http://voicethread.com
The WebQuest Page and The WebQuest Slideshare Group
Process
Evaluation
Conclusion
Credits