Unit 1: Web tasks.

WEB TASKS

Unit 1 The Universe
Task 1: It is the year 2050. You have won a ticket to a space station. You must decide which
station to visit: the one on Mercury, Mars, Jupiter or Saturn. What are the best and the
worst things about each planets?
Resources:
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm
http://www.seasky.org/solarsystem/sky3.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/solarsystem/mars/index.shtml
http://starryskies.com/solar_system/planets_top.html
http://www.onr.navy.mil/focus/spacesciences/solarsystem/default.htm
Task 2: Some people say Earth has a twin sister. Which planet is it? How is it similar to Earth?
How is it different?
Resources:
http://www.happynews.com/living/space/venus-information-kids.htm
http://www.extrasolar-planets.com/english/venus.php
http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_kids/AskKids/venus.shtml
http://astronomyspace.suite101.com/article.cfm/venus_sizzles
http://www.nineplanets.org/venus.html
http://www.onr.navy.mil/focus/spacesciences/solarsystem/venus2.asp