1. Warm Up: Comparing and Contrasting Terrestrial and Jovian Planets (use your Solar System notes, page 17)
Characteristics
Terrestrial Planets
Jovian Planets
Distance from one planet to the next
Diameter
Density
Rotation rate
Atmosphere
Composition
Orbits are close together
Orbits are far apart
Smaller diameter
Larger diameter
More dense
Less dense
Slower rotation
Faster rotation
Thin or no atmosphere
Thick atmosphere
Mostly gases and ices; rocky and metallic materials in their cores
Mostly rocky and metallic, with few gases and ice

2. Reminder… Planet travel brochure due tomorrow
You will have part of period tomorrow to finalize with colored pencils (we will NOT be going to computer lab)
If you need me to print out your project, it to me by 4:00 TODAY!
Have you looked at the PROJECT RUBRIC???

3. Planet Brochure Project Rubric

4. Criteria 20 16 12 8
Written elements
Written parts are crystal clear and easy to read.
Written parts are clear and easy to read.
Some difficulty in following written elements.
Very difficult to understand written elements.
Content
Content makes sense and is easy to follow throughout the project. All facts are accurate.
Most of content makes sense and is easy to follow % of the facts are accurate.
Some of content makes sense and is easy to follow % of the facts are accurate.
Content does not make sense and is hard to follow. Fewer than 80% of the facts are accurate.
Graphics/
pictures
Graphics go well with the text and there is a good mix of text and graphics
Graphics go well with the text, but there are so many that they distract from the text.
Graphics go well with the text, but too few; brochure seems “text heavy.”
Graphics do not go with the text or appear to be randomly chosen.
Attractiveness and Organization
The brochure has exceptionally attractive formatting and well-organized information.
The brochure has attractive formatting and well-organized information.
The brochure has well-organized information.
The brochure is confusing to the reader.
Grammar & Spelling
No grammar or spelling errors.
1-2 grammar or spelling errors.
3–5 grammar or spelling errors.
>5 grammar or spelling errors.
References
5 or more references, cited correctly.
4 references, cited correctly.
3 references cited.
>3 references cited.
Neatness
Overall, the project is neat and visually pleasing.
The majority of the project is neat and visually pleasing.
Some of the project is neat and visually pleasing.
Little of the project is neat and visually pleasing.
Creativity & Humor (extra points!)
Overall, project shows creativity and/or humor.
Majority of project shows creativity and/or humor.
Some aspects show creativity and/or humor.
Few aspects show creativity and/or humor.
Comments

5. Planet size comparison
If only we could weigh the planets on a balance scale…

6. Mars Rover Curiosity Mission
Artist’s image of the Curiosity rover on Mars

7. Mars Rover Curiosity: Mission Stats
Take notes! (p.19 of your notebook)
Launched Nov. 26, 2011
Arrived Aug. 5, 2012 (36 weeks later)
Duration: 2 years on Mars
Rover weighs almost 1 ton (1,982 lbs)
Distance traveled from Earth to Mars:
352 million miles (567 million kilometer)
Remember last week? Like standing on a peppercorn and hitting a pinhead 42′ away

8. Mars Rover Curiosity: Mission Goals
Understand the geology
Did it ever have life?
Could it sustain life in the future?
The first high-resolution color mosaic from NASA's Curiosity rover, showing the geological environment around the rover's landing site in Gale Crater.

9. Mars Rover Curiosity: Images
Mars Rover Image Gallery
First Curiosity video: 360 degree view of landing site
So much to see!
nasa.gov
Layers at the base of Mt. Sharp (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS)