SPACE TRAVEL GUIDES

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3DIntroduction

It is the year 2025. Terris T. Rial= le, Director of Interplanetary Travel, has just hired your team as travel guides. Interplanetary travel has become very popular and you see a g= reat future in this business. You want to provide travelers with the best information you can and plan to become a leader in your field.

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You will provide t= ravel guidance to interplanetary travelers. You must ensure that travelers know enough about your planet to plan well, to know the best spots to visit, and= at what time of year to visit them. You must become experts on your planet, so= you can knowledgeably compare and contrast at most three possible resort locati= ons on your planet to your customers. You need to know how to help travelers ha= ve safe and pleasant journeys and provide information they will need about your planet, about what they should take (raincoats, pressure suits, gravity sho= es, sunglasses, sun screen, beach towels, snow skis, etc.) and what activities = to expect (i.e. spelunking, rock climbing, snow skiing, swimming, sand sailing, etc.). You could create a TV commercial, an infomercial, or a movie, = that will provide this and other information for your clients traveling to your planet.

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A few years ago SpaceQuest launched several interplanetary probes. At= this time there are rovers in operation on the your planets surface. These will = be important resources for this Quest. In addition, you have special access to NASA data collected during their recent missions to your planet. Your chall= enge is to make the best use of the SpaceQuest probe= s, Internet resources, and NASA data to create a Interplanetary Travel Guid= e. If you succeed in this Mission= , Terris. T. Rialle h= as assured you of a bright future creating interplanetary, interstellar, and intergalactic travel guides. =

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= Meteorologists=	Your weather eyes will find out a= bout the daily weather and seasonal information for your planet. <= span style=3D'color:white'>
Geologists	Your "down to Earth" pe= rspective will provide information on your planets soil and land forms.
= Mission Specialists	Your knowledge of NASA Missions provides insight into NASA's exploratory missions to your planet.
Journalists/ Reporters	With your nose for news and your = gift for gab, you will sniff out all the important NASA press releases about y= our planet and report them in The Interplanetary Travel Guide.
Historians	Your knowledge of art, music, and literature brings a voice from the past to tell the stories and show us p= ictures of how Earthlings saw the planets before telescopes and space travel.&nbs= p;
Graphic Designers<= /a>	With your artful eye you will dec= ide how all the pieces fit together and how the travel guide will look. =

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Divide the class into six groups of equal size.
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Select a group leader.
Each group will visit its related link.
Each group will create an action plan.
Each group must follow the established class timeline when deciding each group member's responsibilities.
Begin quest (research, collect and organize data, design a product, prepare to publish, present).
Final product is due

3DConclusion

You've finished and presented the Interplanetary Travel Guide with your recommendations to Dr. = Terris T. Rialle. What recommendations do you make to travelers to Space? What have you learned to= see in pictures and images?

Resources:

www.nasa.gov – NASA

http= ://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/ - Planet Quest

http://www.windows.ucar.edu/ - Windows to= the Universe

http://www.amnh.org/ology/astronomy/stufftodo/space.= html - Examples of Space Travel Guides (Fiction)

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/= - Enchanted Learning (Astronomy)

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0909527.html - Fact Monster- The Solar System

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