1. Space Science investigation themes

2. Team themes History of the solar system and its current make up.1.
History of the solar system and its current make up. 2.
Life and death of stars 3.
SETI 4.
Space exploration after the moon landings. 5.
The Hubble telescope and what it has found. 6.
The international space station

3. The following slides explain the themes

4. SETI 1.
What is SETI? 2.
Describe what data they collect and what they aim to do. 3.
Say what you think and why?

5. History of the solar system etc.1.
Name the parts of the solar system and show where they are. 2.
Explain how the different parts were formed 3.
How and when is it predicted to end.

6. Life and Death of Stars How stars are borne.1.
How stars are borne. 2.
The different sizes and types of stars 3.
The life cycle of different types of stars.

7. Space Exploration Describe the main un-manned expeditions.1.
Describe the main un-manned expeditions. 2.
Give examples of what they have found out. 3.
Suggest where space exploration could be going next.

8. Hubble Telescope Where is it and what is it?1.
Where is it and what is it? 2.
How does it work and how far can it see? 3.
What key discoveries has it made and what have we learnt from them?

9. International Space Station1.
Describe it: when was it built, how did it get there, how much did it cost, who owns it. 2.
Give examples of the work done and being done there and discoveries that have been made 3.
Evaluate its importance to humanity justifying your opinion with examples

10. Presentation Rubric Marks Content x2 Presentation 1 mark for each
English 1
irrelevant
Slides with no more than 3 – 4 key bullets
More than 20written mistakes. 2
Few areas covered
Intelligent use of notes
More than 10 written mistakes 3
Some gaps
Able to explain key points when asked
Lots of spoken mistakes, some written mistakes 4
Thorough and mostly correct
Use of captioned images
No written but several spoken mistakes 5
Thorough, correct and clearly explained
All members of team involved
No written or major spoken mistakes