SpaceInstructions

Space Instructions for Students
You are to create a wiki page on the topic you have chosen. To help give you an idea of how your page might end up, I am doing the page for the Moons of Uranus as an example. That page will end up being a good B grade. Be mindful of a couple of things:


 * Use more than one source - read several versions from the internet or the science books and then write your own version.
 * Pay credit to any sources you use by linking to them (if they are internet sources). These should appear at the end of your article in a "References" section. This especially applies to any images you use - you need to make sure you have the copywrite holders permission. Wikipedia images are generally copyright free, or at least give details of the copyright status.
 * No cut and paste. It takes me about ten seconds to check this with Google.
 * Your audience is smart kids your age. Start with general information that could be understood by Grade 4/5 kids then go into detail. Explain or define any specialist vocabulary.
 * Don't worry if your article overlaps with someone else's, this happens all the time in science

Marking

I will asses your article on:
 * accuracy
 * depth of detail
 * completeness
 * visual appeal
 * difficulty of your subject
 * quality of your research

If you do not have the internet at home, make good use of the library or your laptops when I am in the science room at lunch time. Any dramas catch up with me or bung me an email. Good luck - Mr Bailey.

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