
Asteroids are space rocks, but beyond that, asteroids fly through space and the majority are between Mars and Jupiter in the asteroid belt. There are different types of asteroids such as trojans and centaurs and even different kind of materials those asteroids are made of.
This asteroids science research project template (webquest) provides the perfect grab and go, print and provide resource that can help your students learn all about the topic of asteroids. For digital, you can provide a Google doc copy for ease of submission or a Microsoft word version as well.
THIS ASTEROIDS SCIENCE RESEARCH PROJECT TEMPLATE CAN BE USED SO MANY WAYS:
- Useful for substitute (sub) teaching
- To extend students
- To increase scientific literacy in your class
- A weekly reading task
- Great as a lesson filler when class goes too fast
- To inspire students on a particular topic
- Give a selection of these articles for students to choose from
WHAT’S INCLUDED IN THIS ASTEROIDS SCIENCE RESEARCH PROJECT TEMPLATE:
- 7 page Google doc image - textboxes teacher version with supporting appendix items
- 3 page Google doc image - textboxes student version with room to fill in answers (text boxes)
- 7 page Word doc image - textboxes teacher version with supporting appendix items
- 3 page Word doc image - textboxes student version with room to fill in answers (text boxes)
- 7 page PDF teacher version with supporting appendix items
- 3 page PDF student version with space to fill in answers
- 1 page 20 point rubric for self or teacher assessment in all three - Google doc, Word doc and PDF form
Please note: That the Google Doc / Microsoft Doc versions are images with editable text boxes overlayed on top and this is the most effective way to keep the article sleek and well-designed and also that students cannot change things significantly.
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Asteroids | Focus Unit Bundle | 6 Resources inc. Quiz | Space Science Set
Studying asteroids is a powerful way to teach middle and high school science because these rocky remnants of solar system formation connect astronomy to core physics, Earth science, and real world problem solving. Asteroids help students understand gravity and orbital motion, mass and density, impact energy and cratering, and how scientists use data, classification systems, and computer models to track near Earth objects and investigate events that have shaped our planet over time. This bundled resource set makes asteroid science clear and engaging through visually strong theory slides that build key concepts in a logical sequence, a deep dive audio podcast that supports listen and learn reinforcement, and a visually appealing infographic that anchors the most important information for quick review. Assessment and differentiation are built in with multiple choice and short answer questions that include answers, plus essay prompts with answer pointers that guide deeper explanations and evidence based reasoning. The dual reading passage set strengthens science literacy for a wider range of learners by offering a higher tier passage with structured comprehension and critical thinking prompts alongside a more accessible lower tier version for younger students or those who need extra support, while the included research project template extends learning into authentic inquiry through a one paragraph summary, a mathematics connection using scale, distance, and probability, an engineering or technology link through telescopes, spacecraft missions, and planetary defense tools, a five term glossary, three challenging inquiry questions, and a creative space that encourages students to communicate their understanding in an original way. THIS ASTEROIDS INFOGRAPHIC + SLIDES + QUIZ + PODCAST + READING PASSAGE + RESEARCH PROJECT TEMPLATE RESOURCE CAN BE USED SO MANY WAYS: * Useful for substitute (sub) teaching * To extend students * To increase engagement & curiosity * As part of a lesson opener * Great as a lesson filler when class goes too fast * Can be used for homework or for a flipped classroom * Great to engage auditory and visual learning in an effective manner * As the absolute core of a large focused unit * Can be used in a variety of orders to support students WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THIS ASTEROIDS INFOGRAPHIC + SLIDES + QUIZ + PODCAST + READING + RESEARCH RESOURCE: * 1 Fantastic and clear infographic in PDF format * 1 Podcast / Audio deep dive on this topic with 2 hosts discussing the key learnings back and forth - 15 minutes in length. * 28 slides with incredible visuals that explore in depth all the key content in this topic in both Google Slides and PDF formats. * 6 pages of questions and answers - useful as a quiz - 15 multiple choice questions - 10 short answer questions - 5 essay style questions - Glossary of key terms along with answers for MC and short answer questions and pointers for essay style questions. Available in both Google Docs and PDF formats. * 7 pages of Research project template including Google Docs, Microsoft Word & PDF formats and some with fillable textbooks. * 2 x 3 pages reading passages with questions including Google Docs, Microsoft Word & PDF formats. One higher level and one more accessible for younger students. Please note: That the Doc versions are images with editable text boxes overlayed on top and this is the most effective way to keep the article sleek and well-designed and also that students cannot change things significantly.
Solar System | Space 10 Articles + 10 Research Project Templates | Astro UPDATED
The Solar system is an incredible place to learn about from The Sun itself to planetary rings, to dwarf planets on the fringes of where we live in our galactic bubble. Now, even including Apollo 11, Mars rovers and Jupiter's moons as well! So diving into the content with this 10 articles and 10 research project template set seems like a great idea. With this in mind, let's engage with this fantastic teaching resource. These space science research project templates (webquests) provides the perfect grab and go, print and provide resources that can help your students learn all about space science topics. For digital, you can provide a Google doc copy for ease of submission or a Microsoft word version as well. In these space science related research project templates (webquests) with questions to check comprehension and inspire scientific thinking. They gives a rich and supportive framework that can be tweaked as needed for students to support differentiation. These space science research project templates include: * Space for a one paragraph summary (that links to the 2 page science article also available on this topic - but does not have to). * Students should produce a mathematical connection, an engineering / technology connection, 2 interesting facts / stats. * 5 glossary terms they should fill in with their own words (which also links to the science article also available) * 3 thought provoking questions (ie: critical thinking questions) they must answer. * Finally, each template has 3 alternative thought provoking questions for younger students and 3 other alternative harder questions to extend high flying or older students. Giving you a total of 9 possible thought provoking questions that could be used with students to enhance their research and critical thinking. * Further, I have added a 1 page - 20 point rubric to be used for either self-assessment or teacher assessment as you deem fit. I hope it helps support the learning even further! The template is some of my best work and I am proud to share it with you. These space science science article provides the perfect grab and go, print and provide resource that can supplement lessons. It is a space science article set with questions to check comprehension and inspire scientific thinking. I am very proud of this series of science articles and they are rich with information and wonder at the majesty of science. Each science article includes a fun fact(s) to add to the knowledge gained from this article. Formatted in an easy to read and digest manner, each paragraph is numbered to help with referencing and each question answer has a paragraph reference number to point to the specific information (where applicable). A SCIENCE RESEARCH PROJECT TEMPLATE CAN BE USED SO MANY WAYS: * Useful for substitute (sub) teaching * To extend students * To increase scientific literacy and research skills in your class * Great as a lesson filler when class goes too fast and you need a long running task * To inspire students on a particular topic * As a scaffold to support students who need support on research skills and can use a framework * To enhance critical thinking when doing research and making a relevant and interesting output * Give a selection of these research project templates for students to choose from * To enhance students ability to express ideas and synthesis knowledge * To increase scientific literacy in your class * A weekly reading / research task WHAT'S INCLUDED: Space Science Research Project Templates * 10 - 7 page Google doc teacher version with supporting appendix items * 10 - 3 page Google doc student version with room to fill in answers (text boxes) * 10 - 7 page Word doc teacher version with supporting appendix items * 10 - 3 page Word doc student version with room to fill in answers (text boxes) * 10 - 7 page PDF teacher version with supporting appendix items * 10 - 3 page PDF student version with space to fill in answers * 1 page 20 point rubric for self or teacher assessment in all three - Google doc, Word doc and PDF form Space Science Articles * 10 - 3 page Word doc teacher version with answers * 10 - 2 page Word doc student version with room to fill in answers (text boxes) * 10 - 3 page PDF teacher version with answers * 10 - 2 page PDF student version without answers (but space left to do so) * 10 - 3 page Google doc teacher version with answers * 10 - 2 page Google doc student version with room to fill answers (text boxes) Please note: That the Doc versions are images with editable text boxes overlayed on top and this is the most effective way to keep the article sleek and well-designed and also that students cannot change things significantly.
Complete Astro Science Research Project 20 Templates Bundle Webquests
From black holes to massive stars, from the space race to Jupiter's great red spot. From dwarf planets to the cosmic microwave background, from hunting aliens with mathematics to binary stars. This bundle has you covered and helps students develop research skills with a STEM connection and critical thinking prompts through thought provoking questions. This research project template provides the perfect grab and go, print and provide resource that can supplement lessons. It is an project template with questions to check comprehension and inspire scientific thinking. It gives a rich and supportive framework that can be tweaked as needed for students to support differentiation. Each research project template includes: * Space for a one paragraph summary (that links to the 2 page science article also available on this topic - but does not have to). * Students should produce a mathematical connection, an engineering / technology connection, 2 interesting facts / stats. * 5 glossary terms they should fill in with their own words (which also links to the science article also available) * 3 thought provoking questions (ie: critical thinking questions) they must answer. * Finally, each template has 3 alternative thought provoking questions for younger students and 3 other alternative harder questions to extend high flying or older students. Giving you a total of 9 possible thought provoking questions that could be used with students to enhance their research and critical thinking. * Further, I have added a 1 page - 20 point rubric to be used for either self-assessment or teacher assessment as you deem fit. I hope it helps support the learning even further! This template is some of my best work and I am proud to share it with you. WHY / WHEN TO USE: * Useful for substitute (sub) teaching * To extend students * To increase scientific literacy and research skills in your class * Great as a lesson filler when class goes too fast and you need a long running task * To inspire students on a particular topic * As a scaffold to support students who need support on research skills and can use a framework * To enhance critical thinking when doing research and making a relevant and interesting output * Give a selection of these research project templates for students to choose from * To enhance students ability to express ideas and synthesis knowledge WHAT'S INCLUDED: Research Project Templates * 10 - 7 page Word doc teacher version with supporting appendix items and alternative question pages (includes text boxes) * 10 - 3 page Word doc student version with room to fill in answers (text boxes) * 10 - 7 page PDF teacher version with supporting appendix items and alternative question pages * 10 - 3 page PDF student version with space to fill in answers * 1 page - 20 point rubric for self or teacher assessment in both Google doc and PDF form If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist Let’s Connect! - All under the handle - The Teaching Astrophysicist Be sure to follow my: ★ Blog ★ Instagram ★ Linkedin ★ Pinterest
Solar System | 10 Science Research Project Templates | Astro Set UPDATED
The Solar system is an incredible place to learn about from The Sun itself to planetary rings, to dwarf planets on the fringes of where we live in our galactic bubble. Now, even including Apollo 11, Mars rovers and Jupiter's moons as well! So diving into the content with this 10 research project template set seems like a great idea. With this in mind, let's engage with this excellent learning and teaching resource. These space based research project templates (webquests) provides the perfect grab and go, print and provide resources that can help your students learn all about astronomy / astrophysics topics. For digital, you can provide a Google doc copy for ease of submission or a Microsoft word version as well. In these space related research project templates (webquests) with questions to check comprehension and inspire scientific thinking. They gives a rich and supportive framework that can be tweaked as needed for students to support differentiation. These space science research project templates include: * Space for a one paragraph summary (that links to the 2 page science article also available on this topic - but does not have to). * Students should produce a mathematical connection, an engineering / technology connection, 2 interesting facts / stats. * 5 glossary terms they should fill in with their own words (which also links to the science article also available) * 3 thought provoking questions (ie: critical thinking questions) they must answer. * Finally, each template has 3 alternative thought provoking questions for younger students and 3 other alternative harder questions to extend high flying or older students. Giving you a total of 9 possible thought provoking questions that could be used with students to enhance their research and critical thinking. * Further, I have added a 1 page - 20 point rubric to be used for either self-assessment or teacher assessment as you deem fit. I hope it helps support the learning even further! The template is some of my best work and I am proud to share it with you. A SCIENCE RESEARCH PROJECT TEMPLATE CAN BE USED SO MANY WAYS: * Useful for substitute (sub) teaching * To extend students * To increase scientific literacy and research skills in your class * Great as a lesson filler when class goes too fast and you need a long running task * To inspire students on a particular topic * As a scaffold to support students who need support on research skills and can use a framework * To enhance critical thinking when doing research and making a relevant and interesting output * Give a selection of these research project templates for students to choose from * To enhance students ability to express ideas and synthesis knowledge * To increase scientific literacy in your class * A weekly reading / research task WHAT'S INCLUDED: Astronomy / Astrophysics Science Research Project Template * 10 - 7 page Google doc teacher version with supporting appendix items * 10 - 3 page Google doc student version with room to fill in answers (text boxes) * 10 - 7 page Word doc teacher version with supporting appendix items * 10 - 3 page Word doc student version with room to fill in answers (text boxes) * 10 - 7 page PDF teacher version with supporting appendix items * 10 - 3 page PDF student version with space to fill in answers * 1 page 20 point rubric for self or teacher assessment in all three - Google doc, Word doc and PDF form Please note: That the Doc versions are images with editable text boxes overlayed on top and this is the most effective way to keep the article sleek and well-designed and also that students cannot change things significantly.
Solar System Bundle Science Research Project 6 Templates + 6 Articles
The Solar system is an incredible place to learn about from The Sun itself to planetary rings, to dwarf planets on the fringes of where we live in our galactic bubble. So diving into the content with this 6 template / 6 article set seems like a great idea! This bundle has you covered and helps students develop research skills with a STEM connection and critical thinking prompts through thought provoking questions. This research project template provides the perfect grab and go, print and provide resource that can supplement lessons. It is an project template with questions to check comprehension and inspire scientific thinking. It gives a rich and supportive framework that can be tweaked as needed for students to support differentiation. Each research project template includes: * Space for a one paragraph summary (that links to the 2 page science article also available on this topic - but does not have to). * Students should produce a mathematical connection, an engineering / technology connection, 2 interesting facts / stats. * 5 glossary terms they should fill in with their own words (which also links to the science article also available) * 3 thought provoking questions (ie: critical thinking questions) they must answer. * Finally, each template has 3 alternative thought provoking questions for younger students and 3 other alternative harder questions to extend high flying or older students. Giving you a total of 9 possible thought provoking questions that could be used with students to enhance their research and critical thinking. * Further, I have added a 1 page - 20 point rubric to be used for either self-assessment or teacher assessment as you deem fit. I hope it helps support the learning even further! This template is some of my best work and I am proud to share it with you. WHY / WHEN TO USE: * Useful for substitute (sub) teaching * To extend students * To increase scientific literacy and research skills in your class * Great as a lesson filler when class goes too fast and you need a long running task * To inspire students on a particular topic * As a scaffold to support students who need support on research skills and can use a framework * To enhance critical thinking when doing research and making a relevant and interesting output * Give a selection of these research project templates for students to choose from * To enhance students ability to express ideas and synthesis knowledge WHAT'S INCLUDED: Science Research Project Templates * 6 - 7 page Word doc teacher version with supporting appendix items and alternative question pages (includes text boxes) * 6 - 3 page Word doc student versions with room to fill in answers (text boxes) * 6 - 7 page PDF teacher version with supporting appendix items and alternative question pages * 6 - 3 page PDF student versions with space to fill in answers * 1 page - 20 point rubric for self or teacher assessment in both Word doc and PDF form Science Articles * 6 - 3 page Word doc teacher version with answers * 6 - 2 page Word doc student version with room to fill in answers (text boxes) * 6 - 3 page PDF teacher version with answers * 6 - 2 page PDF student version without answers (but space left to do so) If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist Let’s Connect! - All under the handle - The Teaching Astrophysicist Be sure to follow my: ★ Blog ★ Instagram ★ Linkedin ★ Pinterest
Solar System Bundle | Science Research Project 6 Templates | Webquest
The Solar system is an incredible place to learn about from The Sun itself to planetary rings, to dwarf planets on the fringes of where we live in our galactic bubble. So diving into the content with this 6 template set seems like a great idea! This bundle has you covered and helps students develop research skills with a STEM connection and critical thinking prompts through thought provoking questions. This research project template provides the perfect grab and go, print and provide resource that can supplement lessons. It is an project template with questions to check comprehension and inspire scientific thinking. It gives a rich and supportive framework that can be tweaked as needed for students to support differentiation. Each research project template includes: * Space for a one paragraph summary (that links to the 2 page science article also available on this topic - but does not have to). * Students should produce a mathematical connection, an engineering / technology connection, 2 interesting facts / stats. * 5 glossary terms they should fill in with their own words (which also links to the science article also available) * 3 thought provoking questions (ie: critical thinking questions) they must answer. * Finally, each template has 3 alternative thought provoking questions for younger students and 3 other alternative harder questions to extend high flying or older students. Giving you a total of 9 possible thought provoking questions that could be used with students to enhance their research and critical thinking. * Further, I have added a 1 page - 20 point rubric to be used for either self-assessment or teacher assessment as you deem fit. I hope it helps support the learning even further! This template is some of my best work and I am proud to share it with you. WHY / WHEN TO USE: * Useful for substitute (sub) teaching * To extend students * To increase scientific literacy and research skills in your class * Great as a lesson filler when class goes too fast and you need a long running task * To inspire students on a particular topic * As a scaffold to support students who need support on research skills and can use a framework * To enhance critical thinking when doing research and making a relevant and interesting output * Give a selection of these research project templates for students to choose from * To enhance students ability to express ideas and synthesis knowledge WHAT'S INCLUDED: * 6 - 7 page Word doc teacher version with supporting appendix items and alternative question pages (includes text boxes) * 6 - 3 page Word doc student versions with room to fill in answers (text boxes) * 6 - 7 page PDF teacher version with supporting appendix items and alternative question pages * 6 - 3 page PDF student versions with space to fill in answers * 1 page - 20 point rubric for self or teacher assessment in both Word doc and PDF form If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist Let’s Connect! - All under the handle - The Teaching Astrophysicist Be sure to follow my: ★ Blog ★ Instagram ★ Linkedin ★ Pinterest
Astro Science Research Project Templates + Articles #1-10 Bundle
From black holes to massive stars, from the space race to Jupiter's great red spot. This bundle has you covered and helps students develop research skills with a STEM connection and critical thinking prompts through thought provoking questions. This research project template provides the perfect grab and go, print and provide resource that can supplement lessons. It is an project template with questions to check comprehension and inspire scientific thinking. It gives a rich and supportive framework that can be tweaked as needed for students to support differentiation. Each research project template includes: * Space for a one paragraph summary (that links to the 2 page science article also available on this topic - but does not have to). * Students should produce a mathematical connection, an engineering / technology connection, 2 interesting facts / stats. * 5 glossary terms they should fill in with their own words (which also links to the science article also available) * 3 thought provoking questions (ie: critical thinking questions) they must answer. * Finally, each template has 3 alternative thought provoking questions for younger students and 3 other alternative harder questions to extend high flying or older students. Giving you a total of 9 possible thought provoking questions that could be used with students to enhance their research and critical thinking. * Further, I have added a 1 page - 20 point rubric to be used for either self-assessment or teacher assessment as you deem fit. I hope it helps support the learning even further! This template is some of my best work and I am proud to share it with you. The science article provides the perfect grab and go, print and provide resource that can supplement lessons. It is an article with questions to check comprehension and inspire scientific thinking. I am very proud of this series of science articles and they are rich with information and wonder at the majesty of science. Each science article includes a fun fact(s) to add to the knowledge gained from this article. Formatted in an easy to read and digest manner, each paragraph is numbered to help with referencing and each question answer has a paragraph reference number to point to the specific information (where applicable). WHY / WHEN TO USE: * Useful for substitute (sub) teaching * To extend students * To increase scientific literacy and research skills in your class * Great as a lesson filler when class goes too fast and you need a long running task * To inspire students on a particular topic * As a scaffold to support students who need support on research skills and can use a framework * To enhance critical thinking when doing research and making a relevant and interesting output * Give a selection of these research project templates for students to choose from * To enhance students ability to express ideas and synthesis knowledge WHAT’S INCLUDED: Research Project Templates * 10 - 7 page Word doc teacher version with supporting appendix items and alternative question pages (includes text boxes) * 10 - 3 page Word doc student version with room to fill in answers (text boxes) * 10 - 7 page PDF teacher version with supporting appendix items and alternative question pages * 10 - 3 page PDF student version with space to fill in answers * 1 page 20 point rubric for self or teacher assessment in both Word doc and PDF form Science Article * 10 - 3 page Word doc teacher version with answers * 10 - 2 page Word doc student version with room to fill in answers (text boxes) * 10 - 3 page PDF teacher version with answers * 10 - 2 page PDF student version without answers (but space left to do so) More will be coming to cover other subjects and other topics, so please do keep an eye out for more science articles from The Teaching Astrophysicist! If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist Let’s Connect! - All under the handle - The Teaching Astrophysicist Be sure to follow my: ★ Blog ★ Instagram ★ Linkedin ★ Pinterest
Astro Science Research Project Templates #1-10 Bundle
From black holes to massive stars, from the space race to Jupiter's great red spot. This bundle has you covered and helps students develop research skills with a STEM connection and critical thinking prompts through thought provoking questions. This research project template provides the perfect grab and go, print and provide resource that can supplement lessons. It is an project template with questions to check comprehension and inspire scientific thinking. It gives a rich and supportive framework that can be tweaked as needed for students to support differentiation. Each research project template includes: * Space for a one paragraph summary (that links to the 2 page science article also available on this topic - but does not have to). * Students should produce a mathematical connection, an engineering / technology connection, 2 interesting facts / stats. * 5 glossary terms they should fill in with their own words (which also links to the science article also available) * 3 thought provoking questions (ie: critical thinking questions) they must answer. * Finally, each template has 3 alternative thought provoking questions for younger students and 3 other alternative harder questions to extend high flying or older students. Giving you a total of 9 possible thought provoking questions that could be used with students to enhance their research and critical thinking. * Further, I have added a 1 page - 20 point rubric to be used for either self-assessment or teacher assessment as you deem fit. I hope it helps support the learning even further! This template is some of my best work and I am proud to share it with you. WHY / WHEN TO USE: * Useful for substitute (sub) teaching * To extend students * To increase scientific literacy and research skills in your class * Great as a lesson filler when class goes too fast and you need a long running task * To inspire students on a particular topic * As a scaffold to support students who need support on research skills and can use a framework * To enhance critical thinking when doing research and making a relevant and interesting output * Give a selection of these research project templates for students to choose from * To enhance students ability to express ideas and synthesis knowledge WHAT’S INCLUDED: * 10 - 7 page Word doc teacher version with supporting appendix items and alternative question pages (includes text boxes) * 10 - 3 page Word doc student version with room to fill in answers (text boxes) * 10 - 7 page PDF teacher version with supporting appendix items and alternative question pages * 10 - 3 page PDF student version with space to fill in answers * 1 page 20 point rubric for self or teacher assessment in both Word doc and PDF form More will be coming to cover other subjects and other topics, so please do keep an eye out for more science articles from The Teaching Astrophysicist! If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist Let’s Connect! - All under the handle - The Teaching Astrophysicist Be sure to follow my: ★ Blog ★ Instagram ★ Linkedin ★ Pinterest
Solar System Bundle | 10 Articles Set | Astronomy / Astrophysics Reading/Literacy UPDATED
The Solar system is an incredible place to learn about from The Sun itself to planetary rings, to dwarf planets on the fringes of where we live in our galactic bubble. Now, even including Apollo 11, Mars rovers and Jupiter's moons as well! So diving into the content with this 10 article set seems like a great idea. This set of 10 science articles provides the perfect grab and go, print and provide resource that can supplement lessons. It is a set of articles with questions to check comprehension and inspire scientific thinking. I am very proud of this series of science articles and they are rich with information and wonder at the majesty of science. Each science article includes a fun fact(s) to add to the knowledge gained from this article. Formatted in an easy to read and digest manner, each paragraph is numbered to help with referencing and each question answer has a paragraph reference number to point to the specific information (where applicable). WHY / WHEN TO USE: * Useful for substitute (sub) teaching * To extend students * To increase scientific literacy in your class * A weekly reading task * Great as a lesson filler when class goes too fast * To inspire students on a particular topic * Give a selection of these articles for students to choose from WHAT'S INCLUDED: * 10 sets of 3 page Word doc teacher version with answers * 10 sets of 2 page Word doc student version with room to fill in answers (text boxes) * 10 sets of 3 page PDF teacher version with answers * 10 sets of 2 page PDF student version without answers (but space left to do so) More will be coming to cover other subjects and other topics, so please do keep an eye out for more science articles from The Teaching Astrophysicist! If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist Let's Connect! - All under the handle - The Teaching Astrophysicist Be sure to follow my: ★ Blog ★ Instagram ★ Linkedin ★ Pinterest
Asteroids | Science Research Project + Article #5 | Astronomy / Astrophysics
Asteroids are space rocks, but beyond that, asteroids fly through space and the majority are between Mars and Jupiter in the asteroid belt. There are different types of asteroids such as trojans and centaurs and even different kind of materials those asteroids are made of. The research project template provides the perfect grab and go, print and provide resource that can supplement lessons. It is an project template with questions to check comprehension and inspire scientific thinking. It gives a rich and supportive framework that can be tweaked as needed for students to support differentiation. Each research project template includes: * Space for a one paragraph summary (that links to the 2 page science article also available on this topic - but does not have to). * Students should produce a mathematical connection, an engineering / technology connection, 2 interesting facts / stats. * 5 glossary terms they should fill in with their own words (which also links to the science article also available) * 3 thought provoking questions (ie: critical thinking questions) they must answer. * Finally, each template has 3 alternative thought provoking questions for younger students and 3 other alternative harder questions to extend high flying or older students. Giving you a total of 9 possible thought provoking questions that could be used with students to enhance their research and critical thinking. * Further, I have added a 1 page - 20 point rubric to be used for either self-assessment or teacher assessment as you deem fit. I hope it helps support the learning even further! The template is some of my best work and I am proud to share it with you. The science article provides the perfect grab and go, print and provide resource that can supplement lessons. It is an article with questions to check comprehension and inspire scientific thinking. I am very proud of this series of science articles and they are rich with information and wonder at the majesty of science. Each science article includes a fun fact(s) to add to the knowledge gained from this article. Formatted in an easy to read and digest manner, each paragraph is numbered to help with referencing and each question answer has a paragraph reference number to point to the specific information (where applicable). WHY / WHEN TO USE: * Useful for substitute (sub) teaching * To extend students * To increase scientific literacy and research skills in your class * Great as a lesson filler when class goes too fast and you need a long running task * To inspire students on a particular topic * As a scaffold to support students who need support on research skills and can use a framework * To enhance critical thinking when doing research and making a relevant and interesting output * Give a selection of these research project templates for students to choose from * To enhance students ability to express ideas and synthesis knowledge * To increase scientific literacy in your class * A weekly reading / research task WHAT'S INCLUDED: Research Project Template * 7 page Word doc teacher version with supporting appendix items and alternative question pages (includes text boxes) * 3 page Word doc student version with room to fill in answers (text boxes) * 7 page PDF teacher version with supporting appendix items and alternative question pages * 3 page PDF student version with space to fill in answers * 1 page 20 point rubric for self or teacher assessment in both Word doc and PDF form Science Article * 3 page Word doc teacher version with answers * 2 page Word doc student version with room to fill in answers (text boxes) * 3 page PDF teacher version with answers * 2 page PDF student version without answers (but space left to do so) More will be coming to cover other subjects and other topics, so please do keep an eye out for more science articles from The Teaching Astrophysicist! If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist Let's Connect! - All under the handle - The Teaching Astrophysicist Be sure to follow my: ★ Blog ★ Instagram ★ Linkedin ★ Pinterest
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