Virtual+Field+Trip

Title: Virtual Field Trip to Space!


 * Introduction**: Taking this virtual field trip, you will learn about Mercury, Venus, Earth, the sun, and Earth's moon. Each QR code will send you to a website. This website will be helpful for you to use to answer the guiding questions. All of these questions can be answered from the given sites. Please explore these websites and read about the planets, the sun, and the moon! After you have answered the guiding questions please complete the assignment and submit it properly.


 * Resources**:

__1. Mercury__

1. Describe Mercury's atmosphere using three descriptions given by the site. 2. Does Mercury have any moons? 3. Is there water on this planet?
 * Guiding Questions:**

__2. Venus__

1. Venus is Earth's planet. (fill in the blank) 2. Does Venus have any sort of magnetic field? 3. Is Venus's orbit circular or elliptical?
 * Guiding Questions:**

__3. Earth__

1. How much of the Earth's surface do the oceans occupy? 2. What are the gases that make up the atmosphere and what percentage of each? 3. What are the four seasons a result of?
 * Guiding Questions:**

__4. The Sun:__

1. How old is the sun and how much longer is going to shine? 2. What are sun loops? 3. How often does the sun rotate?
 * Guided Questions:**

__5. The Earth's Moon__

1. What affect does the moon have on the ocean's tides? 2. What is an eclipse? 3. Why do we see the moon?
 * Guided Questions:**

For the assignment portion of this project, I would like for you to create a PowerPoint about one of these five topics. The PowerPoint needs to include the three guided questions with answers, multiple (different) pictures, and at least 5 slides with two facts on each slide.
 * Assignment**:

Save the PowerPoint as your name and the topic. Ex: TristaDowdy_Venus, I would then like you to email me your presentation to tndowdy@crimson.ua.edu. Please include a subject and short message with your topic. This has to be due by midnight of the due date.
 * Submission**: