

Studying and understanding spiral galaxies is both fascinating and important as they provide key insights into the structure and evolution of the universe. Spiral galaxies, including our own Milky Way, are characterized by their distinct spiral arms, which are sites of active star formation. By examining these galaxies, scientists learn about the processes that drive star formation, the distribution of dark matter, and the dynamics of galactic evolution. Understanding spiral galaxies helps us comprehend the broader cosmic landscape, informing theories about galaxy formation and the lifecycle of stars. With all this in mind, let’s engage with this teaching resource.
This 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 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:
- 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)
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Space | 10 Science Reading Passages w Questions + Research Project Template
From supermassive black holes to The Milky Way galaxy. From gamma ray bursts to exoplanets. Even including Jupiter's moons, the Mars rovers and Apollo 11. This bundle is great to teach your astro related space science class through some intriguing topics and drives clear structure when getting students to do research. Giving them some really important topics to consider such as telescopes and spiral galaxies which are challenging to engage with, but crucial in our understanding of our universe and exploring it by observation. Providing them with reading passages and research project templates is very important indeed. With this in mind, let's engage with this excellent learning and 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.
Spiral Galaxies | Space Science Article + Research Project Template | Astro
Begin with a vivid reading passage on spiral galaxies and students first sharpen science-literacy skills by extracting evidence, answering questions, and spotting gaps in current knowledge. Hand them the research-project template next, and that curiosity flows into NGSS-aligned inquiry: learners could pose their own galaxy question or engage with given ones (e.g., 'Do bar structures boost or slow star formation?'), they might select public survey data, analyze rotation-curve spreadsheets, and defend conclusions. The passage hooks interest and meets ELA-science standards; the template scaffolds authentic investigation and assessment checkpoints. Together, they move every student from 'What did I just read?' to 'How can I discover more?', giving teachers a reusable, high-engagement package that marries cosmic wonder with rigorous, evidence-based learning. With this in mind, let's engage with this excellent learning and teaching resource. This spiral galaxies research project template (webquest) provides the perfect grab and go, print and provide resource that can help your students learn all about spiral galaxies. For digital, you can provide a Google doc copy for ease of submission or a Microsoft word version as well. In this spiral galaxies research project template (webquest) 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. This spiral galaxies 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 spiral galaxies science article provides the perfect grab and go, print and provide resource that can supplement lessons. It is a spiral galaxies 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). 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: Spiral Galaxies Science Research Project Template * 7 page Google doc teacher version with supporting appendix items * 3 page Google doc student version with room to fill in answers (text boxes) * 7 page Word doc teacher version with supporting appendix items * 3 page Word doc 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 Spiral Galaxies 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) * 3 page Google doc teacher version with answers * 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.
Cosmological Bundle | 11 Articles Set | Astronomy / Astrophysics Reading/Literacy UPDATED
Looking to the cosmos has never been so enjoyable with this batch of 11 fantastic comprehensive short form articles with answers. From looking for aliens to understanding dark matter and dark energy a little better. Even looking for exoplanets, gamma ray bursts and supermassive black holes! This cosmic bundle has you covered. This set of 11 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: * 11 sets of 3 page Word doc teacher version with answers * 11 sets of 2 page Word doc student version with room to fill in answers (text boxes) * 11 sets of 3 page PDF teacher version with answers * 11 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
Astronomy Articles #131-140 Set | Science Reading/Literacy | Astrophysics
This set of 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
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