Planets+(Shaun+Davidson)

The Powerpoint starter that I created is an Inquiry Guide for studying each of the planets in the solar system. The examples I give are for upper elementary to lower middle school aged children, but this could easily be modified for older students based on the questions asked.

The starter consists of a "mission" to a planet and then writing a short report to NASA of the findings of the mission. The steps in completing the report include using the internet to answer a set of questions, utilizing Google images to find a picture of the planet, and then adding the information to the Power Point slide. The instructions for completing the exercise are in the speaker notes area.

This first file is the "blank" template for the instructor or student to use to fill in for each planet:

And here is a completed version using Mars:

The template can then be modified for each planet, which will have a completely different set of results. Therefore, maybe every week the instructor can introduce each planet with a new starter or different starters could be used all at once and be distributed to groups covering a different planet each.

Second completed version using Jupiter: