text: Summer projects can help extend learning outside of school during summer break. Through students creating their own summer project there is a better understanding of the project but also an excitement to complete it. Having created their project a sense of control over students learning can be gained which is often lost throughout the school year. Those who oppose may state that teachers should create summer projects because they have more experience than students and that teachers are able to introduce new topics to students. Students are often detached from their learning; therefor, allowing them to create a project that could possibly worked on for months can help student regain their love of learning.Studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers it presents because as dangerous venus might be, Venus has value, not only because of the insight to be gained on the plante itself, but also because human curiosity will likely lead us into many equally intimidating endeavors.