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Science
Web Quest
Comets
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Created by:
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Carolyn
Starmer, Turtle Rock Elementary
Irvine
Unified School District |
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URL:
http://www.can-do.com/uci/lessons98/Comets.html |
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Objective:
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Discover
what elements make up comets and facts about Halley's Comet |
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Web
Quests # 1 - 5 http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/comod/com.html |
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We
live in a region of space known to us as the Solar System. The Solar
System consists of planets and their moons, stars (the sun), and other
objects such as asteroids, meteors, and comets. These Web Quests
will explore comets by using web resources. Be sure you have a pencil
and your Comments on Comets booklet. |
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(1)
What is a comet? |
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Look at the Web Quest #1 Questions in the booklet and answer the questions
as you read. Be sure to look up words you don't understand or ask for clarification.
Click
on the link below:
What
is a Comet? |
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(2)
Halley's Comet |
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Look at the Web Quest #2 Questions in the booklet and answer the questions
as you read.
Click
on the link below:
Halley's
Comet |
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(3)
What's in a Comet? Game |
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In this game, you need to choose five elements that you think are in
a comet. Click on the box of each element you select, then write
them down in your booklet next to #1. Check to see if you were correct
by scrolling to the end of the top section and clicking on SUBMIT.
If you were, CONGRATULATIONS for getting all five on the first try!
If you missed any, to try again, click on BACK, click on the elements you
want to remove, then click on the other elements you want to try. Record
your second choices next to #2. Continue guessing, re- cording,
and checking until you have identified all five elements.
Click
on the link below:
Let's
Play the Game! |
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(4) Colorful Comets |
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Use a search engine to find pictures or photographs of 3 different
comets. You must find them in three different places, that means
you'll have three different URLs. In your booklet, illustrate the
comets you find. Write the name of the comet you drew and write the
URL under each picture. |
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Search
Engines
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(5) Make a Kitchen Comet |
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Listen and watch carefully as your teacher makes a comet right before
your eyes.
After the demonstration, you will write in your booklet about what
you saw.
The
teacher will click on the link below:
Lets
make a comet |
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A Few Internet
Resources: |
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Awesome
Science Library
Martindale's
Reference Desk
Potter's
Science Gems
Sheppard's
Science Resources
Sheppard's
Useful Links |
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Email:
cstar100@hotmail.com |
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APPENDIX
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Web Quest #1 Questions
1. What elements make up the nucleus of a comet?
2. What is the atmosphere around the nucleus of a comet called?
3. What makes comets visible to humans?
4. What word is used to describe the time it takes a comet to make
one complete trip around the sun?
5. What are two major differences between a planet and a comet? |
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Web Quest #2 Questions
1. How long has Halley's Comet been known?
2. Why was the comet named after Edmund Halley?
3. How long is Halley's Comet's orbit?
4. When was Halley's prediction proven to be
true?
5. How many comets have been studied by spacecraft?
Why do you think this is so?
6. When will Halley's Comet be visible again?
How old will you be then? |
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Web Quest #5 Directions
After observing the Kitchen Comet demonstration,
write about what you saw. You may want to write about what the teacher
did. Or you can describe how the materials used to make the comet
reacted to each other. Be as descriptive as you can. |
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Any problems or comments please E-mail webmaster@can-do.com |
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Created August 6, 1998
Last Revised
March 5, 2000
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