Planet Research Instruction

1.The planet I will study is

__________________________________
2.Use library books and the websites on
researchsolarsystem.weebly.com
3.Change your notes into compete sentences in the graphic
organizer. Bure sure to make a purposeful first sentence
for each paragraph. Use at least 3 transition words.
4.List all the books and websites you used on the Resource
page.

5.Complete an editors checklist and correct any mistakes.

6.Copy your sentences from the graphic organizer onto lined
paper.
7.Add a correctly Colored picture of your planet at the tip off
the report.
8.Create a poster to display your planet and record the
planets information.

Planet Research Data Graphic Organizer

Introduction Paragraph
Topic Sentence Name of your planet:___________________________________
1. Size:____________________________
2. Color:__________________________________________
3. Distance from the sun:________________________________________________________
4. What does its name mean? (Many planets got their name from a mythological god).
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________

Main Paragraph 1:
1. Position in the Solar System;_____ planet from the sun.
2. Orbit. How long does it take your planet to travel around the sun?
_________________________________
3. Length of a day: It takes Earth 24 hours to rotate once (one day). How long is a day,
or one rotation, on your planet?
____________________________________________________________________
4. Temperature: How hot or cold is your
planet?___________________________________________________
Main Paragraph 2:

1. How many moons does it have? ________ moons

How many rings does it have? _________ rings
2. What is your planet made of (rocks, gases or ect.) ______________________________________________

3. Who discovered the planet?_____________________________________ When ______________________

4. List one interesting fact you found about your planet that you have nor written down yet:
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________

Cool Planet Data

Name of Planet (circle your planet)

Mercury

Venus

Earth

Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus

Sketch of your Planet

My map of the Solar system with labels

Just the Facts

Neptune

Pluto

Resources

Books:
Title: ________________________________________________________________

Author:______________________________________________________________

Title: ________________________________________________________________
Author:______________________________________________________________

Title: ________________________________________________________________
Author:______________________________________________________________

Websites:
Name_________________________________________________________________
URL:__________________________________________________________________

Name_________________________________________________________________
URL:__________________________________________________________________

Name_________________________________________________________________
URL:__________________________________________________________________

Name_________________________________________________________________
URL:__________________________________________________________________

Name_________________________________________________________________
URL:__________________________________________________________________

Create a Poster to display your data

Use the chart paper to create a poster of your planet.
Record your data to present to the class.