Space+Station+Brochure

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__Directions__: You are to create a brochure in Desktop Publisher about a planet, and about a space colony on the planet. This is a part fact and part fiction project. Do the following below:

1. Pick from **one** of the planets below. You may not choose Earth or Pluto.
 * Saturn
 * Neptune
 * Mercury
 * Mars
 * Venus
 * Jupiter
 * Uranus

2. Put **scientific facts** about your planet in the brochure including (these are facts):
 * Who discovered the planet? (name of the person, date, and year)
 * Distance from the sun
 * Length of year
 * Rotation period
 * Average orbital velocity
 * Diameter
 * Moon names
 * Description of the atmosphere on the planet
 * Average temperature range on the planet

3. Put **basic information** about your space colony in the brochure including (these are fiction):
 * Space colony name
 * Name of real estate company that is promoting the space colony
 * City (make this up), state (name of the planet), and zip code (make this up)
 * Phone number and fax number
 * Email address for contact person (this should be your name)
 * Slogan for your space colony

4. Put specific information about your space colony **housing** in the brochure including (these are fiction):
 * Living arrangement (house, condominium, apartment, hut, etc.)
 * Numer of people that will live in the space colony
 * Price range for living in the space colony
 * What you will get for living in the space colony (amenities)

5. Put specific information about **other things** in the brochure including (these are fiction):
 * Office buildings
 * Shopping malls
 * Sports arenas
 * Entertainment venues
 * Restaurants
 * Parking garages

6. Put specific information about **transportation** in the brochure including (these are fiction):
 * How are you going to get to the planet space colony? (rocket or airplane)
 * How are you going to get around the planet space colony? (hovering space craft, tank, car, motorcycle, all terrain vehicle, three wheeler, jet suit powered by fuel, etc.)

7. Put specific information about **space clothes and survival items** in the brochure including (these are fiction):
 * Astronaut suit
 * Clothing lines
 * Gas masks
 * Oxygen tanks
 * Fashion wear for different seasons

8. Put specific information about **space food** in the brochure including (these are fiction): 9. Make sure you have pictures in your brochure including (these are facts):
 * Different types of food you will eat
 * Where is the food going to be stored?
 * How will the food be prepared?
 * Planet pictures
 * Space colony pictures
 * Food pictures
 * Housing pictures
 * Building pictures
 * Vehicle pictures
 * Clothing wear pictures
 * Astronaut pictures
 * Rocket pictures
 * Anthying else related to space