Planet Research PowerPoint Lesson Plan
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Students research a planet and create a PowerPoint presentation with facts and images.
Students use the internet to research facts about a planet of their choice. Students investigate and report facts about who discovered the planet, when the planet was discovered, who it was named after, its order from the sun, distance from sun, earth, equatorial diameter, rotational period, and revolution time.
Students should seek at least four reputable and reliable sources such as NASA and JPL. Students can locate 4 or more images for use on the NASA, JPL and Wikimedia Commons sites.
This is a good time to discuss plagiarism and demonstrating how plagiarism can be checked by using free tools such as dustball.com. Students should also provide a bibliography with at least web addresses where they have sourced their information and images.
Grade 4 and up
Slide 1 Title Slide
Students add a title with the name of their planet. Students add an image of their planet. Students add their name.
Slide 2
Students add a title about their planet's discovery. Students add an image of their planet. Students add information about when the planet was discovered, who discovered the planet and how it got it's name.
Slide 3
Students add a title and facts about their planet's order and distance from the sun.
Slide 4
Students add a title. Students add information about their planet's size and rotation period.
Slide 5
Students add a title "Bibliography" and list at least four resources used for their information.
Here are the basic facts that students will use for their research:
Discovered by:
Date Discovered:
Named After:
Order From The Sun:
Distance From The Earth:
Planet Diameter:
Rotational Period:
Revolution Time:
Other Interesting Facts:
Planet Research Lesson Plan Handout
