solarsystemtradingcards

Solar System Trading Cards
You will be collecting 6 Solar System trading cards online. Go to the Solar System Trading Cards website @ @http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/trading/game.htm. You will select 6 objects from the solar system and to create trading cards for. For each trading card, you will create a slide with the object’s name, a picture, and a fun fact (original sentences, DO NOT copy and paste).



**Venus**
Venus is very similar to earth and is known as Earth’s sister planet.

Start Open Office Impress.

At Presentation Wizard select Create.

- Select Format and then Page. - Select the Background tab and select the fill color you want. - Select Yes to set this background color for all pages.
 * Give your slides a background:**

- Select Format and Slide Layout. - In the right column, you should see a different layouts, select the Title layout which next to the blank slide. - Use the top text box to give a title and the bottom text box to write your name.
 * Create a title slide:**

- Right-click mouse over image and select Copy Image. - Go to slide and select Edit then Paste.
 * To copy and paste an image:**

- Select the T at the bottom of the screen and then click anywhere in the slide to begin writing. - You can modify the font by highlighting the text and selecting a new font or a new size.
 * To insert text:**

- Select Insert and Slide
 * Create a new slide:**

- Select File and Save As. - Find your folder on one of the shared drives (UE2 or UE3). - Give your slide show a name and select Save.
 * Save slide show:**

If you have time, you may work on Slide Transitions and Custom Animations.

- Select Slide Show and Slide Transitions. - In the right-hand column you can try out various transitions.
 * Slide Transitions:**

- Select Slide Show and Custom Animation. - You will need to select an object to animate, either text or image. - Click Add and try out the various effects.
 * Custom Animations:**

- Title slide with your name(s) - 6 different solar system object slides
 * Remember, you should have 7 slides total:**