Powerpoint for Astronomy

Prepare a presentation on one of the following topics,

1) The Sun.
3) The Terrestrial planets.
4) The Moon.
5) The Earth-Moon System.
6) Asteroids.
7) The Jovian Planets.
8) The Dwarf Planets.
9) Moons of the Solar System.
10) Meteorits.
11) Transneptunian objects (Kuiper belt, scattered disk & Oort cloud)
12) comets.
13) NEOs
14) Extraterrestrial life in the Solar System.
15) Solar System Exploration.

Here is guidance for your presentation.

• Select your topic. Each student must obtain approval of the presentation topic.
• Microsoft Powerpoint is an excellent tool for preparing the presentation, and the notes option provides a convenient place to type in the words you would have spoken to the class if we were all assembled in a traditional classroom setting. I you don not have access to this application, you can download (for free) OpenOffice.org and use “Impress”.
• Instead of counting slides, plan your presentation to last about 30 minutes if it could be presented to your classmates in a brick-and-mortar classroom.
• Identify your sources of information, either the bibliographical citation or the website, on the last slide of the presentation.

  So the student presentation is not a formal research paper. It is intended to share information and images that you found particularly interesting or exciting.

  Email the instructor if you have any other specific questions.

Rubric
* The topic is included in the list and was properly approved by the instructor. (10%)
* The appropriate content in consideration is covered in depth without being redundant. (30%)
* Media, such as graphics, audio, video, effectively communicates and contributes significantly to the intended meaning of the content.(30%)
*  Project honors all rules of spelling and/or grammar. (10%)