Jupiter: video worksheets, differentiated.

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Stunning and informative standalone documentary. (c. 6 min section on Europa is reproduced on the Moons video). This film covers the Juno Mission; Jupiter’s cloud surface – the red spot, weather zones; Jupiter’s aurorae, contributions from Io. Geometric cyclone patterns. Lightning, water. Gravitational influence on solar-system. Jupiter’s core. Io: vulcanism, similarity to early terrestrial planets. Orbital resonance. Io Volcano Observatory. Jupiter’s magnetosphere and radiation environment. Europa, subsurface ocean, Europa Clipper. High albedo. SUDA. Life on Europa? Jupiter’s liquid hydrogen core. Effects of a large planet on orbits of asteroids etc. 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 “Jupiter: The Largest Planet in our Solar System | BBC Earth Science”.

16 questions for the 37-min film. Differentiated! Both versions look very similar, but “B” version has subtle clues. Good subtitles, typed in by a human, not auto-generated alien nonsense. Answer sheet. Very easy to mark. .doc and .pdf of all sheets, link to film on all sheets.