Solar System Choice Board

Explain Write Draw

the five characteristics
used to classify a star
(brightness, color, surface
temperature, size and
mass). Research to learn
how these words are used
to categorize stars. You
can write this information in
paragraph form or make a
chart.
a 5th grade test focusing on
the earth, moon, and sun
which includes aspects of
their relationship with each
other (include vocab: rotate,
revolve, axis, tilt, orbit). The
test must have 20 questions
and should include fill in the
blank, multiple choice, and
true/false questions with the
answers on a different sheet.
a diagram to show the
relationship between the
Sun, Earth and Moon.
Use arrows to show
motion and words to
explain what is occurring
in the picture. The
picture should also be
neatly colored.

(Analyze) (Create) (Apply)

Predict Design Write

what would happen if the
Sun started to diminish in
size and power. Write a
story describing your ideas
using detail. Remember to
revise and edit your work.
You can also include a
colored illustration of your
story.
a timeline that includes all
space travel that has taken
place so far. Include the
year, country represented,
mission (where they went,
what did they do),
spacecraft name. Include
a drawing of the oldest
spacecraft and the newest
spacecraft.
a debate to help Pluto to
become a planet again, not a
dwarf planet. Use facts and
opinions (found on the
internet and your own) to
write a speech to deliver to
NASA. The speech should
be detailed, include facts and
opinions, and try to persuade
the reader to want to include
Pluto again.

(Evaluate) (Create) (Evaluate)

Calculate Create Compare

the approximate distance a model of the most recent a planet that does not
of each planet from the spaceship to go into space. have a moon (Mercury or
sun. Make a poster of the You can use any materials Venus) to a planet that
sun and planets in the found from home. You can does have a moon or
correct order. Try to make half of the spaceship to moons. On poster
represent the relative size include the inside and outside
paper, write out the facts
and distance of the planets OR make the entire outside
from each other and the in a T-chart or venn
of the spaceship with a diagram and fully
sun.
drawing of the inside. illustrate each planet.

(Apply) (Create) (Analyze)

Bloom’s Taxonomy - levels of learning and understanding
Remembering - recalling information
Understanding - explaining in your own words the ideas or concepts
Applying - using information in another situation
Analysing - breaking information into parts to explore understandings and relationships
Evaluating - justifying a decision or a course of action
Creating - generating new ideas, products, or ways of viewing things