ASTRONOMY POWER POINT PROJECT
Requirements:
3-6 slides long
At least 4 pics
Colorful, Organized and Neat
PowerPoint Instructions:
- click onto PowerPoint Icon
- click on blank presentation
- click on type of slide you want (Blank and Minimal text box are good)
- Once blank page shows (minimize box)
- Find picture (right click mouse)
- Select copy
- Open PowerPoint (it’s minimized at bottom)
- Right click and select Paste (picture should appear)
- or save picture to student drive (select name for picture)
- Make sure you save your presentation
Expectations:
- Both partners will contribute
- Materials will be brought to class (no excuses partners)
Astronomy Project Rubric
_____ 10 pts. Participation
_____ 10 pts. Correct Material
______ 10 pts. Quality slides showing topics
Topics
1. Mercury/Meteoroids/Meteorites/Meteors
2. Venus/Supernova
3. Earth/Moon/Eclipse
4. Mars/ Asteroid Belt
5. Jupiter/Quasar
6. Saturn/Kepler’s Laws
7. Uranus/Doppler effect
8. Neptune/Space Exploration
9. Pluto/Speed of light/Light year
10. Asteroids/Comets
11. Black hole/Neutron Star
12. Galaxies/Nebulae
13. Stars/Sun/ Formation of the Solar System
Planet Requirements
1. Distance from the Sun in A. U.’s (Astronomical Units)
2. Orbital Period (Earth Days or Years)
3 Rotational Period (Earth hours or Days
4. Temperature ˚C (Day, Night, Average)
5. Atmospheric Gases
6. Number of Natural Satellites
7. Jovian or Terrestrial Planet
8. Surface Characteristics
9. Size Rank 1st – 9th
10. 2 other interesting facts
Extra Requirements:
What are meteoroids, meteors, and meteorites/differences/ what they look like
What is a supernova? What are the causes of one? Pictures
Characteristics about the moon. When did we first land? Different types of eclipses,
examples
Where is the asteroid belt located (relative and absolute distance)? How can it be
harmful to us? How large are the asteroids?
What is a quasar? How does it form? Pics!
State Keplers Laws! Diagrams!
What is the Doppler effect? Why is it important to us? What does it help confirm?
Facts about space exploration, info. on telescopes/ man made satellites
What is the speed of light? What is a light year? How far does light travel in one
light year.
What are Asteroids? Where are they found? What are comets? Famous Comets?
Where do they come from?
What is a black hole? How do they form? How do we know? What are neutron
stars? How do they form?
What is a galaxy? Different types of galaxies, How many stars are found in galaxies.
Famous galaxies. Nearest Galaxy. What is a nebulae? How is it formed? Why is it
important?
Different types of stars. What are they made of? How large are they, How hot are
they. Info about the sun. How did the solar system form?
Where to find the info?
book!
Adcock’s Cool site page!
Google search for pics?
Look under misc. for cool animation sites and clipart!