Little Astronomer
A Webquest for Teenager, Intermediate, Students of English as a Foreign/Second Language
Created by
Rossy Oktaviani
(rossyoktaviani@gmail.com)
Introduction
The National Aeronautics and Space Administrations or well-known as NASA is an Executive Branch agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's civilian space program and aeronautics and aerospace research (wikipedia). Being employed in this governmental agency has become many people’s dream, especially for those who are interested in exploring the aerospace. In this opportunity, you are given a chance to try how it is like to be the applicant for a job vacancy in NASA.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administrations or well-known as NASA is an Executive Branch agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's civilian space program and aeronautics and aerospace research (wikipedia). Being employed in this governmental agency has become many people’s dream, especially for those who are interested in exploring the aerospace. In this opportunity, you are given a chance to try how it is like to be the applicant for a job vacancy in NASA.
Task
You are a fresh graduate student of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) who want to apply for a job as a junior astronomer in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Besides having a written test, in your first selection step, you are assigned to make a ten-minutes presentation about the description of eight planets in our galaxy. The presentation should be clear, attractive, and easy to understand. Besides that, you also have to make a paper
about your presentation to help the Board of Test Administers to understand the presentation.You are a fresh graduate student of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) who want to apply for a job as a junior astronomer in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Besides having a written test, in your first selection step, you are assigned to make a ten-minutes presentation about the description of eight planets in our galaxy. The presentation should be clear, attractive, and easy to understand. Besides that, you also have to make a paper
- Create a paper about the description of eight planets in our galaxy, to be made for the Board of Test Administers. You can find out the steps of making the paper in the provided link.
- Present your paper to the Board of Test Administers of NASA (the class). The presentation should be in detail, clear, attractive, and easy to understand. The time for the presentation is ten minutes.
Process
In this test selection step, you will be working in the group of three. So, it is a team work. You have to help each other in your group to make good paper and presentation. One good paper and presentation from the group will increase the scores of all members of the group. Your paper should describe the eight planets in detail and clearly while the presentation should be attractive and easy to understand. You can follow the steps below to help you make the paper and prepare your presentation.
Step 1
Since your paper is going to be a description paper, you have to know first about what descriptive text is. You can search the information from the link below.
http://understandingtext.blogspot.com/2008/02/what-is-descriptive-text.html
http://descriptivetext83.blogspot.com/
Step 2
Search the information of how to make a presentation paper, especially a description paper or essay. Use the website links below to help you find the information
http://www.writeexpress.com/descriptive-essay.html
http://www.roanestate.edu/owl&writingcenter/owl/describe.html
http://www.bookrags.com/articles/6.html
http://www.mindrelief.net/paper_presentation.html
http://esl.about.com/od/writingabcs/a/writing_descriptive_paragraphs.htm
http://www.thewritingsite.org/resources/genre/descriptive.asp
Step 3
Search the information of the description of eight planets in our galaxy. Use the provided links below to help you find the information.
http://www.nasa.gov/worldbook/wbkids/k_planet.html
Step 4
After you find the materials for your presentation, you can search the information from the provided links below about how to make an effective presentation.
http://bioweb.wku.edu/courses/Biol398/presentation/guidelinesText.html
After you find all you need for your paper and presentation, start to arrange them. Don’t forget to practice for your presentation by considering the time you have. Practice it several times so the presentation will run effectively
Evaluation
The rubric of the evaluation used by the Board of Test Administers will be as follows:
After you find the materials for your presentation, you can search the information from the provided links below about how to make an effective presentation.
http://bioweb.wku.edu/courses/Biol398/presentation/guidelinesText.html
After you find all you need for your paper and presentation, start to arrange them. Don’t forget to practice for your presentation by considering the time you have. Practice it several times so the presentation will run effectively
Evaluation
The rubric of the evaluation used by the Board of Test Administers will be as follows:
The paper (total: 60 points)
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Criteria
Indicator
Clarity (20 points)
Concise choice of vocabulary and sentence structures
Structure (20 points)
Correct structure of making the paper based on the information at the suggested websites
Accuracy (20 points)
Correct information based on the information at the suggested websites
The presentation (total: 40 points)
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Criteria
Indicator
Pronunciation (10 points)
Intelligible pronunciation with accurate stress and intonation
Fluency (10 points)
Smooth flow of ideas from opening, body, and closure of the presentation
Body language (10 points)
Effective use of body language to enhance the attention from the audience
Use of visual aid (10 points)
Effective use of visual aids to improve the clarity of the presentation
Conclusion
Congratulation! You are now ready to do your presentation in this first selection step. Do your best and good luck for the next selection steps. See you in NASA.
Acknowledgment
I would like to say thank you for the owners or copyright holders of the websites from which the resources of this webquest are cited. They are:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA
http://understandingtext.blogspot.com/2008/02/what-is-descriptive-text.html
http://descriptivetext83.blogspot.com/
http://www.writeexpress.com/descriptive-essay.html
http://www.roanestate.edu/owl&writingcenter/owl/describe.html
http://www.bookrags.com/articles/6.html
http://www.mindrelief.net/paper_presentation.html
http://esl.about.com/od/writingabcs/a/writing_descriptive_paragraphs.htm
http://www.thewritingsite.org/resources/genre/descriptive.asp
http://www.nasa.gov/worldbook/wbkids/k_planet.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_(planet)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neptunehttp://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/mercury.html#
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/venus.html#
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/earth.html#
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/mars.html#
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/jupiter.html#
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/saturn.html#
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/uranus.html#
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/neptune.html#
http://bioweb.wku.edu/courses/Biol398/presentation/guidelinesText.html
Congratulation! You are now ready to do your presentation in this first selection step. Do your best and good luck for the next selection steps. See you in NASA.
Acknowledgment
I would like to say thank you for the owners or copyright holders of the websites from which the resources of this webquest are cited. They are:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA
http://understandingtext.blogspot.com/2008/02/what-is-descriptive-text.html
http://descriptivetext83.blogspot.com/
http://www.writeexpress.com/descriptive-essay.html
http://www.roanestate.edu/owl&writingcenter/owl/describe.html
http://www.bookrags.com/articles/6.html
http://www.mindrelief.net/paper_presentation.html
http://esl.about.com/od/writingabcs/a/writing_descriptive_paragraphs.htm
http://www.thewritingsite.org/resources/genre/descriptive.asp
http://www.nasa.gov/worldbook/wbkids/k_planet.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_(planet)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neptunehttp://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/mercury.html#
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/venus.html#
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/earth.html#
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/mars.html#
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/jupiter.html#
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/saturn.html#
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/uranus.html#
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/neptune.html#
http://bioweb.wku.edu/courses/Biol398/presentation/guidelinesText.html
