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Activity Overview


One thing students often find difficult is using new scientific vocabulary correctly and in the appropriate context. When starting a unit, it can be helpful to introduce them to all the new terminology and have them create visual vocabulary boards that define and illustrate each word. Having a visual example along with the definition can help students understand abstract concepts.

Suggested Solar System Vocabulary

  • Asteroid
  • Asteroid Belt
  • Atmosphere
  • Chromosphere
  • Comet
  • Convection Zone
  • Core
  • Corona
  • Crater
  • Earth
  • Ellipse
  • Extraterrestrial Life
  • Galaxy
  • Gas Giant
  • Greenhouse Effect
  • Jupiter
  • Kuiper Belt
  • Mars
  • Mercury
  • Meteor
  • Meteorite
  • Moon
  • Neptune
  • Nuclear Fusion
  • Nucleus
  • Oort Cloud
  • Orbit
  • Photosphere
  • Planet
  • Pluto
  • Prominence
  • Radiation Zone
  • Ring
  • Saturn
  • Solar Flare
  • Solar Wind
  • Star
  • Sunspot
  • Terrestrial Planets
  • Uranus
  • Venus

Check out more cool space words in the Picture Encyclopedia of Astronomy!


Template and Class Instructions

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Student Instructions

Define and illustrate key vocabulary for the solar system.

  1. Click "Start Assignment".
  2. Choose five vocabulary words and type them in the title boxes.
  3. Find the definition in a print or online dictionary and write it under the cell.
  4. Illustrate the meaning of the word in the cell using a combination of scenes, characters, and items.
    • Alternatively, use Photos for Class to give examples of the words.

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Rubric

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Science Vocabulary Assignment
Define, illustrate, or give examples of scientific key words.
Proficient
33 Points
Emerging
16 Points
Beginning
0 Points
Definitions
The vocabulary word is correctly defined.
The meaning of the vocabulary words can be understood but it is awkward.
The vocabulary word is not clearly defined.
Visualization
The storyboard cell clearly illustrates the meaning of the vocabulary word.
Or
The storyboard cell has clear examples of the key word.
The storyboard cell relates to the meaning of the vocabulary word, but is difficult to understand.
Or
The storyboard cell has some unclear examples of the key word.
The storyboard cell does not clearly relate to the meaning of the vocabulary word.
Or
The storyboard cell does not have clear examples of the key word.
Evidence of Effort
Work is well written and carefully thought out.
Work shows some evidence of effort.
Work shows little evidence of any effort.





Image Attributions
  • spiral galaxy M83 • NASA Goddard Photo and Video • License Attribution (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)

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