Mars Rovers | Space Science Research Project Template | Digital + Print FREE

Designing a research-project template around Mars rovers turns a headline-grabbing mission into a hands-on learning scaffold: students must weave together physics (gravity, energy, materials), engineering design (mobility, sensors), Earth-space comparisons, data literacy, and even ethics of exploration. Because the template structures tasks - defining a driving question, reviewing sources, planning an investigation, communicating results - teachers can map the work directly onto NGSS practices without reinventing the wheel, while students get authentic experience in how real rover teams operate: posing questions, iterating solutions, and defending evidence-based conclusions. With this in mind, let's engage with this excellent learning and teaching resource.

This mars rovers 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 mars rovers. For digital, you can provide a Google doc copy for ease of submission or a Microsoft word version as well. In this mars rovers science research project template (webquest) with questions to check comprehension and inspire scientific thinking.

THIS MARS ROVERS 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 MARS ROVERS 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.