Final Project

Nice job space explorers!  Now it is time for your final Project! 
Choose ONE mission from the list below to be completed and presented by your entire group.

Galileo:

1. Build a model of what Galileo saw in his telescope
2. Make a model of Galileo's telescope
3. Play of Galileo's story (or part of it)
4. Learn more and present information of Galileo's life
5. Online research how he built first telescope
6. Find out about the first telescope
7. Courtroom drama of Galileo
8. Other: ___________________________________________ 

Telescopes:

1. PowerPoint on how to build a telescope
2. Build a model of satellite or other type of telescope and describe their function
3. Research and present information about telescopes
4. Other: _________________________________________

Heavenly Zoo

1. Play of the Great Dog Story
2. Research and present information about constellations and Stars and how they got their name.
3. Play of the Scorpion vs. Orion story
4. Make constellations and tell what they mean
5. Make a life size (student size) model of a constellation
6. PowerPoint cartoon of stories from Heavenly Zoo
7. Other: ________________________________________________

Circles, Squares, and Daggers

1. Make a model of astronomical observatories
2. Make a presentation (PowerPoint, Poster, etc.) of the astronomical observatories.
3. Make PowerPoint of how astronomical observatories work
4. Puppet Show of Native Americans using astronomical observatories
5. Other: _________________________________________________

Mystery of Mars

1. Venn diagram comparing Mars and Earth
2. Model of Pathfinder and Sojourner
3. Research and present other space explorers
4. Model of Mars
5. PowerPoint about Mars
6. Model of Viking 1 or 2
7. Make safety procedures for Mars and demonstrate consequences
8. Other: _______________________________________________

STARS

1. PowerPoint about different types of Stars
2. Model of the Milky Way galaxy
3. Research and present material on Stars and Galaxies
4. Build a picture of space
5. Newscast on Stars
6. Journal of an astronaut who visits the Stars
7. Other _________________________________________________

The Book That Saved the Earth

1. Play of part of the story
2. Research more on Aliens
3. Life sized model of characters from the story
4. Model of Alien Spacecraft
5. Other: ____________________________________________________