Student Name: _______________________________________________ Period: _____

6th Grade Earth Science Solar System Project Due: April 29, 2016

With this project, you will be creating a model of our solar system. The following
elements must be included:

1. Name of planet
2. Order / number from the sun
3. Size relative to Earth
4. Surface features
5. Atmospheric features (temperature should be included here)
6. Relative distance from the Sun
7. Ability to support life
8. Number of moons, or rings

You may create a poster, a PowerPoint presentation, or other graphic model, but a 3D
model is preferred. Be creative, but be sure to have the important information (1-8
above) in your project. You and will also be presenting your project to the class, no
matter what type of project you create. The following rubric will be used for grading:

CATEGORY Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4

Oral Presentation Presentation was Presentation was Presentation was Excellent
not adequate. adequate. Speakers good. Speakers Presentation.
Incomplete, missed elements or were able to convey Speakers were clear
missing, or wrong were not able to their message but and information was
information was clearly convey some elements easily understood
conveyed to message at all were not by listeners.
listeners. times. understood by
listeners.

Data included in Display not Adequate display. 5 Good display. 7 or Excellent display. All
Presentation/Display adequate. Missing 5 elements were more elements eight elements were
or more elements. included and were included and included and were
Some information correct. Some items correct. Some items correct. Labels are
incorrect. No labels missing or incorrect. missing or incorrect. clearly present and
are present, very Few labels are Labels are present, are easy to read.
difficult to find, or present difficult to but they may have
difficult to read. read. been difficult to find
or handwriting could
have been
improved.

Creative Elements in Display showed little Adequate display. Good display. Excellent Display.
Display or no creativity. Some use of color Creativity was Creativity was
Looked thrown and attempts at present but evident by use of
together with little style and design. inconsistent. Use of color, design, style.
planning or thought. Inconsistent or color, design, and Visually pleasing to
missing. style not consistent the viewer.
throughout project.

Planets are in the Planets are not in Three or Four One or two planets All planets are in the
correct order the correct order or planets are out of are out of order. correct order.
many are out of order.
place.

Planets are Planets are not Few planets are The proportions are Excellent display of
proportioned correctly proportioned close but there are all planets being
proportioned. correctly. a couple mistakes. correctly
correctly Example: Earth proportioned to
should not be each other.
bigger than the
Jupiter.
Student Name: _______________________________________________ Period: _____

Critical Thinking: Take one planet of your choice

other than Earth and explain to me how we can make
that planet sufficient enough to sustain life.

Places to buy the 3D model solar system

kit:

Hobby Lobby

Walmart

Amazon

Ebay

Kmart

Michaels