Exploring Moons: video worksheets, differentiated

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(c. 6 min section on Europa is reproduced on the Jupiter video, and c. 7 mins on Titan is reproduced on the Saturn video).

This engaging and diverse survey of some solar-system moons emphasizes potential benefits to pragmatic earthlings. Covering: new technology applied to the old Apollo samples; the Far Side problem and Artemis Mission. Europa’s sub-surface ocean, the Europa Clipper Mission, the SUDA instrument. Mining Earth’s moon, solar energy factories on the moon; helium-3 and rare earth elements. The 1967 Outer Space Treaty and space-lawyers, nations’ interpretations. Dragonfly Mission to Titan, Titan’s capacity for life. Technical problems of very remote drone-flights. Carbon atoms as components of life. Helium as a crucial non-renewable resource, uses in technology; US National Helium Reserve – sale and shortage, listing as a Critical Mineral. Helium-3 as fuel for fusion; sources of Helium-3 on Earth’s moon. Many of the contributors are women, and are positive role-models for girls interested in STEM subjects.

Find the film by searching YouTube’s BBC Earth Science channel for “Exploring Moons and their Mysteries | BBC Science”.

17 questions for the 36-min film. Differentiated! Both versions look very similar, but “B” version has subtle clues. Good subtitles, typed in by a human, not auto-generated nonsense. Answer sheet. Very easy to mark. .doc and .pdf of all sheets, link to film on all sheets.