Solar System Brochure Activity - Space Creative Writing Science Activity

This Space Science is a project where students will design a brochure on our Solar System! This astronomy activity makes for a great exploratory, review or substitute ready-to-go printable.

It includes directions with clear and concise criteria (1 page), a two-page editable template (both in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint) and a student-friendly rubric. This product is included in my Astronomy Unit 2: Solar System!

Students will demonstrate their understanding of the following:

• Geocentric System vs. Heliocentric System
• Scientists- Tycho Brahe, Nicolas Copernicus, Johannes Kepler, Ptolemy, Johannes Kepler, Solar System
• Characteristics and features of the Sun
• Characteristics and features of the inner and outer planets
• Other features in our solar system- Comets, Asteroids, Meteors, Meteorites, Meteoroids

Check out all of the products included in my Solar System Complete Bundle:

1. Pre-Assessment/Warm-ups
2. Solar System Lesson
3. Sun Lesson
4. Inner Planets Lesson
5. Outer Planets Lesson
6. Comets, Asteroids, and Meteors Lesson
7. Solar System Project
8. Assessments- Test and Quiz with answer keys
9. Editable Notes and Slides

Product Details:

• Directions: There are five criteria with four specific details students must complete: brochure, artwork, presentation, vocabulary, and excellence.

• Rubric: Rubric is student-friendly by having students evaluate themselves besides the teacher. This is a great rubric to help students understand how they received their grade. There is room for teacher comment.

• Editable Template: An outline of how to layout the brochure helps scaffold instruction to support student learning.

ALL UNIT BUNDLES below include the following: warm-ups, lessons, differentiated notes (editable), teacher pacing guide, slide presentations (editable), formative and summative assessments (editable), projects with directions and rubrics, review activities and more!

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2. GOOGLE SLIDES DIGITAL VERSION (PRINTER FRIENDLY ALSO)
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PHYSICAL SCIENCE YEAR UNIT BUNDLE

1. SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION- Lab Safety, Lab Materials, Metric Measurement, Scientific Method and Controlled Experiments
2. MATTER AND CHEMISTRY- Periodic Table, Phases of Matter, Atom Structure, Chemical Reactions, Atoms Bonds, and Properties of Matter
3. FORCE AND MOTION- Speed, Velocity, Friction, Gravity, Net Balance and Laws of Motion
4. ENERGY, WORK, AND SIMPLE MACHINES- Conservation of Energy, Types of Energy, Work, Power and Simple Machines
5. ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETS- Electric Currents, Circuits, Batteries, Magnets and Electromagnets
6. WAVES- Types of Waves, Wave Properties, Light Waves and Sound Waves

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1. EARTH SCIENCE
2. SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION- Lab Safety, Lab Materials, Metric Measurement, Scientific Method and Controlled Experiments
3. ROCKS AND MINERALS- Mineral Characteristics, Mineral Identification, Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic, and Rock Cycle
4. PLATE TECTONICS- Layers of the Earth, Continental Drift, Convection in the Mantle, Seafloor Spreading, and Theory Plate Tectonics
5. EARTHQUAKES- Faults, Measuring and Locating Earthquakes, Mapping Earth's Interior, Seismic Waves, and Tsunamis
6. EARTH'S WATERS- Importance of our Oceans, Waves and Tides, Ocean Floor, Surface and Deep Ocean Currents
7. CLIMATE, WEATHER, AND ATMOSPHERE- Water Cycle, Atmospheric Layers, Wind, Air Masses and Fronts
8. SPACE- EARTH, MOON, AND SUN- Earth and Moon's Motion, Seasonal Patterns, Gravity in Space, Moon Phases, and Tides
9. SPACE- SOLAR SYSTEM- Sun, Inner and Outer Planets, Comets, Asteroid and Meteors
10. SPACE- STARS, GALAXIES, AND THE UNIVERSE- Characteristics of Stars, Life Cycle of Stars, Star Systems and Galaxies, and The Big Bang Theory
11. SPACE MEGA BUNDLE

BIOLOGY COMPLETE YEAR BUNDLE

1. SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION
2. CELL FUNCTION AND STRUCTURE- Cell Theory, Cell Organelles, Prokaryotic vs. Eukaryotic, Mitosis & Meiosis
3. GENETICS AND HEREDITY- Heredity, Punnett Squares, Pedigree & DNA
4. EVOLUTION AND NATURAL SELECTION- Evolution, Darwin vs. Lamarck, Geologic Time Scale & Human Evolution
5. ECOLOGY- Food Webs, Symbiosis, Levels of Organization, and Carrying Capacity
6. CLASSIFICATION- Dichotomous Key, Kingdoms of Life & Cladograms

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1. SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION
2. MATTER AND CHEMISTRY
3. FORCE AND MOTION
4. ENERGY, WORK, AND SIMPLE MACHINES
5. ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETS
6. WAVES

EARTH AND SPACE COMPLETE YEAR BUNDLE

1. SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION
2. SPACE- SOLAR SYSTEM
3. SPACE- STARS, GALAXIES, AND THE UNIVERSE
4. SPACE- EARTH, MOON, AND SUN
5. SPACE MEGA TRIPLE BUNDLE
6. SPACE MEGA DOUBLE BUNDLE
7. EARTH'S WATERS
8. METEOROLOGY
9. EARTHQUAKES
10. ROCKS AND MINERALS

BIOLOGY COMPLETE YEAR BUNDLE

1. SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION
2. CELL FUNCTION AND STRUCTURE
3. GENETICS AND HEREDITY
4. EVOLUTION AND NATURAL SELECTION
5. ECOLOGY
6. CLASSIFICATION

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