The Great Red Spot | Space Research Project Template | Digital + Print + HTML

Make learning about the Great Red Spot engaging, rigorous, and easy to implement with a structured research project template that helps students explore one of the most famous and fascinating storms in the solar system. Students build strong understanding of Jupiter’s atmosphere, gas giant weather, storm systems, wind speeds, scale, pressure, and long term planetary change by completing a one paragraph summary, a mathematics connection using data such as storm size, wind speed, duration, distance, or comparisons with Earth, and an engineering or technological connection linked to telescopes, spacecraft missions, imaging systems, atmospheric sensors, and the tools scientists use to study Jupiter.

A five term glossary strengthens essential astronomy and planetary science vocabulary, while the inquiry section is easy to differentiate with three core challenging questions plus two optional sets of three additional questions, one more accessible for younger learners and one more advanced for older students, so the task can be adapted across middle and high school with ease. The creative item space adds engagement and student ownership without losing academic focus, and the included 20 point rubric makes self, peer, or teacher assessment clear and efficient.

With extra teacher guidance for smooth implementation and a helpful HTML file that provides clear primer material either as a stand alone resource or as support for the project, this Great Red Spot research template is a valuable addition to astronomy, planetary science, weather, physics, and STEM classrooms.

This great red spot 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 great red spot. For digital, you can provide a Google doc copy for ease of submission or a Microsoft word version as well.

THIS GREAT RED SPOT 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 GREAT RED SPOT 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
• Upgraded to include a 10 page HTML file that has pages of information to start students off on their research project.

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.