UOI Assignment Year 6

Year 6's here is the Assignment we created. Look forward to seeing the results!

Unit of Inquiry - Final Assignment – Space exploration and Spinoff technology.

Statement: Space exploration leads to new technology

Your task is to create a page for a magazine page for a science magazine about NASA technology that has be spun off into things we use in our lives today.

What to include on you magazine page

-          What the technology is?

-          Where it is used? In the space program, in everyday life.

-          How it was used by NASA in space exploration?

-          Why it was made/created by NASA?

-          When it was made? (Historical information) for NASA, for everyday use.

-          Information about the creators of the technology if relevant (or you can find that information)

-          Possible future uses of the technology

-          Pictures of the technology both NASA and everyday use.

Bibliography

You need to include a bibliography of the resources you used for this assignment. This information can be written on the back of the page that you hand up. Your bibliography of websites should look like this

Technology spinoffs - http://spaceracehistory.tripod.com/spin.shtml

Your 1 page magazine article can be created either handwritten on paper or digitally on a computer but you must hand up an A4 page.

Due date – Thursday week 3

Assessment

There are 2 parts to the assessment

Information -          You need to clearly identify the technology -  Make sure to cover the points -          Bibliography (2 references)	Marks 20
Presentation (You be assessed on) -          Neatness (colours used/fonts/legible etc) -          Setting out (is it well set out) -          Use of pictures (do you have pictures) -          Name on assignment -	Marks 2 1 1 1
Total score	25