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Bill Ernst – February 2012

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Creating a Jump Start Page for Space Science

Overview:

Students create a Jump Start Page using Microsoft Word and PowerPoint. A Jump Start Page (or Jump Page) is a jumping-off point for a variety of activities related to a science topic. Access to these activities and resources (videos, activity sheets, flash cards, etc.) is from a single folder and without an internet connection.

Grades and Subject Areas: Grades 4-6, Science (Space, Our Solar System, The Universe))

Objectives: ! Students will create a jump start page on the topic of space science. ! Students will hyperlink all documents and slides created. ! Students will write biographies of space scientists and explorers. ! Students will create a quiz (with an answer key) on the topic of space science.

I Can Statements: ! I can create a jump page on the topic of space science using Microsoft PowerPoint and Word. ! I can create a quiz (with answer key) about the topic of space and the universe. ! I can write a biography on the life and accomplishments of a space scientist or explorer.

Curriculum Connections:

Alaska Content Standards: Science: Concepts of Earth Science D. A student should understand and be able to apply the concepts, processes, theories, models, evidence, and systems of earth and space science. A student who meets the content standard should:


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2) develop an understanding of the origins, ongoing processes, and forces that shape the structure, composition, and physical history of the Earth 3) develop an understanding of the cyclical changes controlled by energy from the sun and by the Earth’s position and motion in our solar system 4) develop an understanding of the theories regarding the origin and evolution of the universe E. A student should understand the relationships among science, technology, and society. A student who meets the content standard should: 3) develop an understanding of how scientific discoveries and technological innovations affect and are affected by our lives and cultures ! ISTE Student Standards:

6. Technology Operations and Concepts Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems, and operations. Students: a. understand and use technology systems. b. select and use applications effectively and productively. d. transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies.

ISTE Teacher Standards: 2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessments incorporating contemporary tools and resources to maximize content learning in context and to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the NETS•S. Teachers:

2a. design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity. 2b. develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue their individual curiosities and become active participants in setting their own educational goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress.

3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning Teachers exhibit knowledge, skills, and work processes representative of an innovative professional in a global and digital society. Teachers:

3a. Demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations.

Technology Integration: Hardware and Software Needs A computer with Microsoft Word and Microsoft PowerPoint s required. (It is desirable that you have Microsoft 2011 Works Suite.) You will also need an LCD projector to model the skills needed to assemble the jump page. Speakers are optional, but desirable. The software QuickTime or VLC player is needed to play the videos.


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Resources:

Handouts or Downloads

! Tutorial Building a Jump Page (Student Version) JumpPageStudent.docx ! Folder containing clipart/pictures and video clips SpaceJumpPage ! Tutorial Building a Jump Page (Teacher Version) JumpPageTeacher.docx ! Grading rubric for this project JumpRubric.docx

Links to teaching resources

http://www.nsta.org/ National Science Teachers Association PowerPoint Projects with Students

Web resources http://www.discoveryeducation.com PowerPoint Basics for Mac (Microsoft Tutorial)


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Creating a Jump Start Page for Space Science

Lesson Plan

Prep Time: 30-90 minutes Longer preparation time may be needed if you are unfamiliar with PowerPoint, or if you choose to download your own video and images, rather than using the resources folder.

Background Knowledge: General proficiency in using PowerPoint is beneficial. The teacher should become familiar with hyperlinking PowerPoint slides and Word documents. The teacher should be able to model how to insert video into a PowerPoint slide. Students should have the skills to access their personal folder in the school’s file server. Since this is a multi-session project, work will need to be saved in a secure area.

Prior to Lesson: Walk through the tutorial once to familiarize yourself with the lesson. The resources folder created for this project (called SpaceJumpPage) can be placed in your school’s file server upon request. (It is too large to email. Send request to [email protected]) If you would like to gather your own resources, download 10-15 short video clips about space science from the Discovery Education website. Also download 15-20 clipart images or pictures pertaining to space science. Place these videos and images in a folder and make it available to students. A teacher may place the project folder in each student’s folder on the school’s file server. The full folder SpaceJumpPage takes approximately 8 minutes to copy to each student’s file server folder.

Time Needed for Lesson: 3-6 sessions of 45-60 minutes. Once the students learn the skill of hyperlinking documents and PowerPoint slides, the lesson becomes language arts oriented. Each student is responsible for writing two biographies, creating one ten-question quiz, completing a glossary, and forming an informational list.


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Directions: Hand out the tutorial to each student. Using your computer and LCD projector, display the example project named SpaceJumpPage.ppt. Go over the directions and show each component of the jump page. The teacher version of the tutorial will guide you through the process. The final page includes screenshots of this jump page project. Open the ClipArt_Pictures folder and show the resources available to each student. Open the Short Video folder and show the various videos available. (There are about 30 videos in this folder. Remove or retain as many as you wish before placing this folder in the student’s file server folder.) Student Directions 1)Create a folder for all parts of your jump page. 2)Collect your resources and place them in the folder. Your jump page folder should/could include the following resources:

• 10-20 ClipArt images • 3-9 video clips • A glossary page with 10-15 definitions (mandatory) • A page with 2 biographies of space scientists or space explorers (mandatory) • A page(s) with 8-12 interesting facts • An assessment of 10 questions (mandatory) • An answer key for the assessment (mandatory)

3)Create a single PowerPoint slide that will serve as the jump page. 4)Place 4 pictures on the main PowerPoint slide. Each image will serve as a jumping point to a new topic. 5)Create a page for the glossary, biographies, information/facts, quiz, and quiz key. This information will be on Word documents. Hyperlinks will connect these pages back to the main jump page. 6) Create a PowerPoint slide with the title “Space Videos.” Choose 4 topics that interest you, and place a labeled icon for each topic below the title. Place the video icon beside each image. Place 1-2 videos on each of these slides. 7) Create a PowerPoint slide for each video clip you have chosen. You will use the Insert : Movie : Movie from File command to place the video on each slide. 8)Make a link back to the main jump page at the bottom of each document or slide. Use the Insert : Hyperlink command on the Word documents, and Shape : Action Buttons : Home Icon for PowerPoint slides. 9) Create the video button (to link the main jump page to the video pages) by selecting Shape : Action Buttons :Video Camera Icon. Teacher Directions (in italics) 1)Create a folder for all parts of your jump page. Students should create a folder in the school’s file server for this project. 2)Collect your resources and place them in the folder. Your jump page folder should include the following resources:

• 10-20 ClipArt images • 3-9 video clips • A glossary page with 10-15 definitions (the glossary terms should be predetermined by the teacher) • A page with 2 biographies of energy scientists (a list of scientists should be supplied by the teacher) • A page with 8-12 interesting facts and/or a page addressing renewable energy information • An assessment of 10-15 questions (created by the student; this quiz can be in any written format) • An answer key for the assessment


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Place the project resources folder into each student’s file server folder. This collection of clipart, images, and video will then be immediately available to each student for their project. Remind the students that all elements of the project must be inside the same folder to work properly. 3)Create a single PowerPoint slide that will serve as the jump page. Show students how to start PowerPoint and create a new blank slide. 4)Place 4-6 pictures on the main PowerPoint slide. Each image will serve as a jumping point to a new topic. Show students how to drag, arrange, and resize images on the slide. Show the student the example project. 5)Create a page for the glossary, biographies, facts page, quiz, and quiz answer key. This information will be on Word documents. Hyperlinks will connect these pages back to the main jump page. The project can be as comprehensive as you wish. It is recommended the quiz be a required element because it promotes higher- level thinking. 6) Create 3-4 PowerPoint slides for your selected video clips. Label each slide thematically, with a title and subtitle. PowerPoint slides are used for video because they provide excellent controls for a direct link to video clips. 7)Make a link back to the main jump page at the bottom of each document or slide. Use the Insert : Hyperlink command on the Word documents, and Shape : Action Buttons : Home icon for PowerPoint slides. The hyperlink button (on Word documents) will be slower than the Action Buttons (on PowerPoint slides) for transitioning between pages and slides. 8) Create the video button (to link the main jump page to the video pages) by selecting Shape : Action Buttons :Video Camera icon. This button looks like a video camera. Note: This entire project could be done on PowerPoint slides, eliminating Word documents. Linking between PowerPoint slides will provide faster transitions between documents. Word documents are more easily printed out, but the hyperlink between Word document and PowerPoint slide works more slowly. A suggested grading rubric is supplied. A successful student project will consist of a main jump page with 4-6 images linked to 4-6 slides or documents. All documents and slides should link back to the main jump page. The quiz should have a separate answer key. Collect the video clips from Discovery Education, clipart pertaining to the subject, and other relevant images/pictures, and place them into one folder for student use. It is recommended you have at least ten short videos and 20 pieces of clipart (or pictures) in order to give students a wide choice of resources, and to ensure the projects don’t all look the same. Note: Video clips collected from Discovery Education must be converted into .wmv format for use in PowerPoint. If a video downloads in an .asf format, covert it into a .wmv. Start the movie and select File : Save As : Movie. The movie will be converted and usable on a PowerPoint slide.

Extension/Challenge:

! Have students present their space science jump pages to their classmates. ! Increase the number of main jump page icons from 4 to 6. ! Increase the quiz length from 10 to 15 questions. ! Increase the number of biographies from 2 to 3. ! Have students present their space science jump pages to other classes. ! Create and administer a formative or summative assessment using student quiz questions.

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Amazing Space Facts

! A NASA space suit costs over 11 million dollars.

! If you fell into a black hole, you would stretch like spaghetti.

! One day on the planet Mercury is the same as 59 days on Earth.

! The planet Uranus was originally called George’s Star.

! Only 12 people have ever walked on the Moon, and

all were from the United States. ! Light travels at about 186,000 miles per second.

This means that light will travel around the earth seven times in the time it takes to blink your eyes twice.

Space Quiz Create a quiz of ten questions. Make an answer key on a separate sheet of paper. 1) Which planet was demoted from being a planet to a dwarf planet (or planetoid) in 2006? 2) About how far away is the Moon from Earth? A) 2,500 miles B) 25,000 miles C) 250,000 miles D) 2,500,000 miles E) 25,000,000 miles 3) What is the closest star to Earth? 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10)

Quiz Answers

1) Pluto 2) C 3) Sun 4)

Choose two (2) from the list of famous space scientists/explorers and write a short biography of their life and accomplishments in the world of space science. Include an image of the person with your biography. Neil Armstrong, Galileo Galilei, Sir Isaac Newton, Steven Hawking, Edwin Hubble, Carl Sagan, Yuri Gagarin, Sally Ride, Wernher von Braun, Edwin Aldrin, Nicolaus Copernicus, John Glenn, Edmund, Halley, Alan Shepard, Konstatin Tsiolkovsky, Mae Jemison, Michael Collins, Robert Goddard, Alan Bean, Gus Grissom, Hermann Oberth, James Lovell

Robert Goddard (1882-1945) Robert Goddard is considered to be one of the founding fathers of modern rocketry. He was an American scientist and professor who ………………

Mae Jemison (1956- ) Mae Jemison was the first black woman to travel into space. In 1992 she was a crew member on the Space Shuttle Endeavor who…………………

Space Vocabulary Write the definition for each of these words. asteroid: a large chunk of rock or metal in space axis: crater: comet: constellation: orbit: the curved path of an object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon planet: gravity: telescope: star: meteor: meteorite: lunar eclipse: solar eclipse: phase (moon): rotation:

Main Jump Page Information (Amazing Facts) Page

Vocabulary/Glossary Page

Space Scientist or Space Explorer Biography Page

Space Quiz Page Video Pages

Overall design is easy to read and navigate. All links work correctly. No spelling or capitalization mistakes. (5 points)

Page is easy to read. Link back to the main jump page works correctly. No spelling mistakes. (5 points)



Quiz is complete. Link back to the main jump page works correctly. No spelling mistakes. Answer key complete. (5 points)

Content is labeled, appropriate, and is easy to read and navigate. Links work and files open properly. (5 points)

Overall design is easy to read and navigate. Most links work correctly. Some spelling or capitalization mistakes. (4 points)

Page is easy to read. Link back to the main jump page works correctly. Some spelling mistakes. (4 points)



Quiz is complete. Link back to the main jump page works correctly. Some spelling mistakes. Answer key complete. (4 points)

Content is labeled, appropriate, and is easy to read and navigate. Some links and files may not open properly. (4 points)

Overall design is easy to read and navigate. Few links work correctly. Many spelling and capitalization mistakes. (3 points)

Page is hard to read. Link back to the main jump page may not work correctly. Many spelling mistakes. (3 points)



Quiz is incomplete. Link back to the main jump page may not work correctly. Some spelling mistakes. Answer key incomplete. (3 points)

Content is unlabeled, inappropriate, and is hard to read and navigate. Links and files may not open properly. (3 points)

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Space Jump Page Grading Rubric

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Documents

Creating a Jump Start Page for Space Science · Once the students learn the skill of hyperlinking documents and PowerPoint slides, the lesson becomes language arts oriented. Each