The Branches of Earth Science
Earth Scientist Baseball Cards
A vintage baseball card depicting the
famous baseball player Babe Ruth
Through the years, many professional baseball players have appeared on small, cardboard trading cards called baseball cards. These baseball cards usually feature a picture of the player, along with important statistics from the player’s professional career. In this assignment, you will use the Earth Science Baseball Card Template to create a baseball card for a scientist who works in one of each of the four branches of Earth science. These four baseball cards should detail the accomplishments and studies of a scientist and each side of the card will convey different information. On the front side of the card, you should include the following information:
- The scientist's name/title;
- A hand-drawn, clip-art, or photographic image for the scientist; and
- A description of the occupation in which this person is engaged.
The reverse side of your card should include a list of concepts that the scientist studies, and two to three sentences analyzing the scientist’s contribution to Earth science. The information on the baseball card should be well-organized, and any text should be legible.
Before you begin, access the Earth Scientist Baseball Card Checklist to make sure that you include all of the items required for full credit. You may need to use resources outside of this course to complete this assignment. If so, please submit a Works Cited document. If you need assistance, visit the Developmental Module for information on citing any resources that you used.
Options to create your baseball cards include the following:
- Hand-draw the assignment and then take a picture of it for submission to the assignment’s dropbox.
- Hand-draw the assignment and then scan it for submission to the assignment’s dropbox.
- Create a new file in a paint or graphics program and utilize the software to create the images. You can then submit your work to the assignment’s dropbox.
- Use a mobile or computer-based application to create your baseball cards and email or export the final product for submission to the assignment’s dropbox.
Once you have completed your Earth scientist baseball cards, please submit your work to the dropbox.