2. Blast Off !! A magical Trip Through the Solar System Created by Miss Crowley

3. Introduction Congratulations young alien! You have been chosen to lead our planet's next dangerous space mission. Our plant Sa’Jai will be destroyed very soon because our sun is going to explode.

4. Mission Your mission is to head out and explore a new solar system we have detected on our Stellar Spy Scope. You are to gather information on any new stars or planets you may find in that system by answering various questions. Inspect these space objects inside and out. Find out all their secrets such as is there any oxygen, any water, and how many moons. Then zoom home with your findings.

5. Hurry, young alien, our world is counting on you. Head to Docking Bay 51 for immediate take off! 5 4 3 2 1 Blast Off!!

6. Life Saving Space Questions 1. How many planets are found in this solar system? What are their names? 2. Is there a star near the planets in this solar system? What kind of star and how old is it? 3. Do any of the planets have moons? If yes, how many per planet and what are their names. 4. Are there an asteroid belts found in the solar system? If yes, where are they found? 5. How many planets in the solar system are made out of gas? What are their names? 6. Which planets in the solar system have a rocky surface?

7. More Questions 7. Are there any traces of water found on any of the planets in this Solar System? Which planet has the most water? 8. What is the hottest planet in the Solar System and what makes it so hot? 9. Do any of the planets in the Solar System have rings? If yes, what are the planets? 10. Do any of the planets in the Solar System have oxygen found in the atmosphere? If yes, what are the planets? 11. What is the coldest planet found in the Solar System? Why is it the coldest?

8. Out Of This World Space Resources 1. www.windows.ucar.eduwww.windows.ucar.edu 2.www.kidsastronomy.comwww.kidsastronomy.com 3.http://library.thinkquest.org/25401/http://library.thinkquest.org/25401/ 4.http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/ 5. http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/ 6. www.spacekids.comwww.spacekids.com 7. www.artyastro.com/artyastro.htmwww.artyastro.com/artyastro.htm 8. www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomywww.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy

9. The Big Bang Question Well done young alien! You have gathered wonderful information on this new Solar System. Our space leaders need to move our people to a new home. We need a planet that can support life and allow us to live safe and strong. Which planet do you think we should shuttle too and describe how it could support our people? What makes this planet stand out from the other planets? Comment on a few reasons why. Remember billions of lives are at risk here. Choose wisely!

10. Essay and Poster The individual alien groups will now write an essay describing what they felt was the safest planet to live on in this new Solar System. 1.First give your essay a title. 2.Review the answers to all your questions and take out all the important facts related to the planet you thought was the safest to live on. 3.Write all those facts onto a sheet of paper and then organize them into a few paragraphs. 4.Once you finish writing your paragraphs check your spelling, punctuation and sentence structure. 5.Now, rewrite your essay onto your presentation paper. 6.Make a detail oriented picture to go along with your report.

11. Conclusion Congratulations, your people have a new planet to call home! You have worked very hard to complete this Project and have learned many facts about our Solar System. You also have worked cooperatively with your peers to complete this Quest. Now, you can say "The Solar System is Amazing" and really have a deeper understanding of our system.