Media Reminder:

We currently watched The Magic School Bus Lost in Space! I would like to hear your voice as fare as good astronomy videos to watch as we continue our adventure in astronomy.

WE'VE LANDED ON THE RUBRIC!

Rookie   Engineer in Training  Space Navigator  Score/ Level Planetary Fact Chart  There were no planetary facts discovered on the mission.  Discovered a few planetary facts but not enough for a successful mission. Found all the planetary facts that were required for our mission!   Video using flip camera  No video has been recorded.  Footage has been taken but not put into a final presentation.  Video has been completed into a sequenced final outlook.    Space Navigator  No reporting was recorded.  This part of our mission has not been taken into account.  What space vehicle???? Created a brief detail of a map for transportation to travel to the new planet.  Space vehicle is incomplete.  A complete map has been drawn up for travel from Earth. Created some type of transportation to travel to the new planet.    Reporter's Article  No news article or video taken of the team's work.   News article has been written containing little or no information about the teams mission.  Article written containing information about the teams mission.    Overall Habitat  No habitat.  A rough draft of your habitat has been established but not formated into inspiration.  There is little support used from the planetary charts.  A livable habitat design has been modeled using inspiration. There is detail that supports your research on the planetary charts you developed.   Presentation  The presentation has been hit by a meteorite!  Kaboom!   Almost there but there is room for important. There were black holes in the presentation. Way too go Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins!!! Successful Mission   Group Cooperation  The Group created a Supernova.   Gravity was strong and held some things back in the group some pieces shined and others held back. Your team shot for the moon and landed in the stars...way to go!!!!

Resources:

Visit my portal site using the guest password (pgoyette) and under the column labeled Space Exploration Links is where your team will find necessary resources for your mission.  If you happen to stumble upon any other resources please share with the lead engineer so they can be reviewed and posted.   Have fun space cadets!

                                                                  

Field Trip Reminder: Our class will be going to the Planetarium at the University of Southern Maine. You will bring your journals and document any facts that your team will find beneficial to the project. I will have digital as well as flip camera's on the trip to share. Make sure and sign out your time with one to document your teams experience. This will be a great addition to your newsletter!

Astronomer's Job Descriptions

Team Engineer: You are the leader of the crew. You have the responsibility to report to the lead engineer (Mrs. Lydon/Mr. Cantara) if any issues on your team arise. In addition, if your team has any needs or suggestions for the mission. You will also research and record the following about each planet; availability of water, distance from the sun, temperature, diameter, distance from the earth, atmosphere, makeup of surface, and if any present life-forms exist. After much discussion with your team you will use a program of choice on your laptops to detail out the habitat that will survive on your planet. The team engineer should report in to Mr. Cantara or Mrs. Lydon to show what research you have got.

Nasa Reporter: You will have the responsibility for reporting the teams progress on the mission. Each day you will interview each member of your team making sure they are on track as well as noting their progress/findings. You will use the class flip camera to video the team in action and create an Imovie that will summarize the mission. In addition, you will create a news article using the pages program on the teams information.

Space Navigator: You will be responsible to create a detailed map that would navigate to the planet your team chooses safely and successfully. The map will be done on a piece of oat tag poster and created by using the resources on my portal site. In addition, you will build a model of the transport vehicle. The vehicles will be voted on and the first place model will go on tour in the schools display case. Space navigators show your rough drafts of your maps to Mr. C or Mrs. Lydon. Don't forget to use the books in the classroom for good ideas on your space vehicles.