Space+Program+Project

Earth Science Space Program Project Many people in our community have a very limited understanding of how many space programs and probes have been developed and launched. NASA, JPL, Lockheed Martin and others have designed and launched many satellites, probes and exploration programs to continue to build upon our understanding of the cosmos. Many programs are in research and development today for launch sometime in the future. Your task for this assignment is to become an expert on your group of missions, develop a PowerPoint presentation and educate your classmates. Each group will have a number of missions to discuss, not just one mission, satellite or probe. You need to tell us the story of your group of missions – from “birth” to launch and achievements along the way. Make your life easier and use the websites provided – don’t Google search until you are looking for images to use. ALL the information you need will be included on the provided websites. Some details that need to be included:   c.  __ What __ was learned from these missions  d.  if there are/was any __problems__   -  A quiz over all the projects will be taken after they have all been presented. You are responsible for teaching your classmates the information.  -  You MUST turn in 5 multiple choice type questions. I will choose 3-4 to put on the class test. Don’t make them detailed – just pretty general. These MUST be saved to a student folder.  -  Presentations should be 10-15 minutes in length.  -  25 points of your grade will come from student opinions on the quality of your presentation.  -  Please refer to the Grading Rubric often for details and guidelines to building a successful project. Some basics to keep in mind:  -   Clip art and cartoons don’t count as pictures -   __ MUST __ be saved to your student folder -   Accuracy is most important – I know about all of these missions!! -   If you are absent for your presentation time slot, you can NOT earn the presentation points – even if the absence is excused. EVERYONE must be involved in the presentation equally. -   Project must be ready on the day you are called in class (half credit if late) -   You are being given 2 class periods and a weekend to work on this project, there will be __no extensions__ for absences. The Library has computers available during the day for student use. -   Use the Wikispace ethically -   You are PRESENTING this to the class. Remember the BAD example!  
 * 1) Make sure you tell us the information that is necessary for a BASIC understanding of your category – include the following:
 * 1) __ Why __ were these missions launched
 * 2) __ When __ they were launched
 * 1) What is some of the fun, cool, interesting information about your category?
 * 2) Just give us basics – don’t bore us with details!
 * 3) Please include pictures of the mission patches/logos along with the craft, probe or satellite.