Mars one of the deadliest planet known to mankind but how is so dangerous? Information Report 21/05/15

Description

In Week 5 of Term 2 our class focussed on how to write great information reports. 

We wrote about the planet Mars as we are in the middle of learning about Planet Earth and Beyond. Learning how to write a geat information report will help us with our self-guided topics in a few weeks time.

Here is my writing, after I have self-assessed and peer-assessed my work.

Mars one of the deadliest planets known to mankind but how is so dangerous?

Introduction

Mars a big Martian red planet that is the 4th planet of our solar system. This planet is one of the deadliest planets in the solar system but there could be life or any resources where life can be stored but how can life be stored with the horrible natural disasters of Mars and if you wanted to know some key information about Mars then this is the place for you (By the way Mars is named after the Roman God Of War). 

The Appearance of Mars

Mars is a red planet that is really frosty and cold. People thought Mars is a boiling hot planet  because of the colour but actually Mars is cold we're just deceiving the planet is boiling hot because of the color. Mars has drylands, canyons and mountains these surface disabilities we're caused by huge hot meteorites and asteroids coming down like the hadouken from Ryu. Thats how Mars has a very horrible appearance and surface so if you would have the chance to travel to Mars be careful.

Natural disasters of Mars

Mars has natural disasters which means that this planet is really dangerous. A  sandstorm is a storm that can be caused on Mars and can last up to months so that means those sandstorms might rage for months so imagine living on a planet with never ending sandstorms (but sandstorms aren't the only danger). Their are also volcano(Mars has one of the most hugest   volcanoes of the solar system) that can erupt and it could destroy lands and mountains on Mars. Mars is uninhabitable planet without warmth, Earth has a magnetic field but Mars doesn't which means Mars isn't protected from the radiation flowing like wind from the sun which is really bad. So that means danger is close and these dangers can kill you if you are face to face with them.

The Orbit of Mars

Even though Mars is our closest neighbour, its orbit is very different. A Martian day (or how long it takes to rotate once on its axis) is longer than an Earth day and equals 24 hours and 37 minutes. This is because it spins slower than our planet. Moreover, a year on Mars is the same as 687 Earth days! Imagine if you lived on Mars, you would be almost half the age you were on Earth!

(Shared writing with teacher and group 19/05/15)

So that concludes one thing mars is a deadly planet and has no sign of life living on the planet and that's why mars is one of the planets you don’t want to live on and if you want more information about mars for you information report heres a website: http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/planets/mars.html

My Information Report Success Criteria:	Self	Peer
My heading:
is an interesting title (I might have phrased the title as a question.)	✓	✓
My opening paragraph:
says what my report is about in a clear way	✓	✓
gives a general “classification” – and maybe a technical classification	✓	✓
outlines the main features of the subject	✓	✓
My main paragraphs:
have sub-headings where helpful	✓	✓
have clear topic sentences  (topic and main point)	✓	✓
are organised so that each paragraph is about a different aspect of the subject	✓	✓
give detailed information (factual descriptions)	✓	✓
include specific, technical vocabulary	✓	✓
are generally balanced (have a similar amount of detail about the different aspects I write about)	✓	✓
may have helpful: tables, pictures and/or diagrams to add information
My end paragraph:
draws the report together/sums up my main points	✓	✓
may give a personal opinion; ask the reader a question and/or tell the reader where further information may be found	✓	✓