While at HRHS you will be imagining yourself visiting another place far from DC and Westhampton, MA. You will be doing research on some object in our solar system and then creating a brochure, poster, power point, or booklet that provides information for someone who might be traveling to that spatial body sometime in the future. Think of your work as part of a Tour Guide (Hitchhiker’s Guide) to the Solar System. Please make sure you include representative pictures and drawings.
You will be assigned one of the following objects on Wednesday (4/14). You can work alone or in pairs. If you choose to work in pairs, I expect more information and you will both get the same grade. I have a list of spatial objects (see next sentence), but if you have another idea, it must be located in our solar system and approved by Ms. Shattuck or Mr. Wickman. The following is a potential list of spatial objects: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, the Sun, Europa, Io, Kuyper, Ceres, Titan, Xena, Pluto, Makemake, Haumea, or a specific comet.
Information on the following should be included in your final submission: 1) What is the Surface like (are there famous canyons? volcanoes?…); 2) what would the solar system neighbors be like (for instance Io would have a really good view of Jupiter, and Mars would have 2 different moon rises and sets every day)?; 3) What would the Temperature be–should you bring a beach ball or a parka? 4) Does the temperature vary by location on the planet?; 5)What is the distance to the sun and the average distance from earth (How long would it take to get there?); 6) What human exploration equipment could you find there or nearby already (for example the Martian Rovers or different satellites already in orbit,…); 7) How big is it?; 8 ) Is there an atmosphere? (does it have one?, what’s the weather like? What do you need to watch out for?); 9) what are some nearby “tourist attractions” (examples might include Mount Olympus on Mars, the rings of Saturn, Jupiter, and Uranus, or the Lunar landing spots on the moon); 10) Is the planet Rocky or Gaseous?; 11) Compare the planet to the size of the Earth or the Earth’s moon; 12) gravity (what would a hundred Earth pound person weigh); 13) And at least 5 other interesting features and facts if you are working alone and 10 if your are working in pairs? (How much light is there? What is the length of a day or year?).
