4th+Astronomy

PA Standards
 * NETS.1.6-8: Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology.
 * NETS.1.6-9: Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology.
 * NETS.2.6-8: Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.
 * NETS.3.6-8: Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.
 * NETS.6.6-8: Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems and operations.

Objectives -
 * 1) Students will use research skills to answer non-fiction
 * 2) Students will understand and utilize different Presentation tools to keep the attention of their audience.
 * 3) The following skills should be introduced at the designated grade levels. By the end of each designated grade level students should be proficient in those Presentation Skills.
 * * Working with toolbars
 * Using the Formatting Palette
 * Using different presentation views
 * Working with text blocks
 * Navigating through slides
 * Adding a slide
 * Deleting a slide
 * Moving slides
 * Moving slides between presentations
 * Navigating to a specific slide
 * Changing the slideshow color scheme || * Setting slide transitions
 * Checking your spelling
 * Changing font styles
 * Aligning text
 * Working with bulleted lists
 * Working with numbered lists
 * Inserting image files from the hard drive
 * Resizing graphic objects
 * Cropping graphics ||

Warm up – – Write **3** facts you know about planets – Write **2** things you want to know about planets – Write **1** thing you are expected to have in your power point introduce a skill and demonstrate how to use it in PowerPoint

Evidence of best practice – students will be able to refer to the video and helpful tips on my wiki at anytime they get stuck and Model lesson before students are allowed to complete task. 

media type="youtube" key="h5bVZTpVxy4" width="560" height="315" Planet PowerPoint
 * Create a 5 slide PowerPoint presentation about a planet of your choice. **


 * Slide 1 ** = Create a title slide with the name of your planet, a picture and your name.


 * Slide 2 ** = Create a slide with the following information:
 * Who discovered your planet?
 * When was it discovered?
 * Who was it named after?
 * Add a picture of the planet.


 * Slide 3 ** = Create a slide and explain the planet’s order from the sun, distance from the sun and distance from the earth. Add a picture that shows the planet’s position in the solar system.


 * Slide 4 ** = Create a slide with facts about the diameter of the planet, its rotational period and revolution time. Add a picture.


 * Slide 5 ** = Create a slide with TWO additional facts about your planet.

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sample power point media type="custom" key="25783618"