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CommonLit

Common Lit: Jupiter and His Mighty Company End the Golden Age

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "Jupiter and His Mighty Company End the Golden Age" by James Baldwin, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or...
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NASA

Nasa: Galileo Image Gallery: Jupiter Great Red Spot

For Students 9th - 10th
NASA provides images of Jupiter's Great Red Spot to share with the public the excitement of new discoveries being made via the NASA/JPL Galileo spacecraft.
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Handout
NASA

Nasa: Missions: Jupiter: Pioneer 11

For Students 9th - 10th
Following closely after Pioneer 10, this was the second mission to visit Jupiter. This website provides background information about the mission and links to more detailed data.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Jupiter

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Recognize the features of the planet Jupiter, including the Great Red Spot.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Jupiter

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Recognize the features of the planet Jupiter, including the Great Red Spot.
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Handout
Cool Math

Coolmath: Science Monster: Jupiter

For Students 3rd - 8th
A cool fact sheet about Jupiter including a place for students to enter their weight on Earth to convert it to what it would be on Jupiter.
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Website
Other

Stephen F. Austin State University: Jupiter Events

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent site for amateur astronomers, with or without a telescope. Includes some links to information about Jupiter and its satellites and the collision of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9
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Handout
Encyclopedia Mythica

Encyclopedia Mythica: Jupiter

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Encyclopedia Mythica provides information on the god known as Jupiter. It discusses, in the second paragraph, his temple on the Capitol. The information is not in-depth at all, but it is very interesting and worth...
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Handout
Ducksters

Ducksters: Astronomy for Kids: The Planet Jupiter

For Students 3rd - 5th
Kids learn about the planet Jupiter of the Solar System including fun facts, mass, day, year, and distance from the Sun. Astronomy for kids and teachers.
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Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: Jupiter

For Students K - 1st
Learn fun facts and details about the weather, composition, and discovery of Jupiter, the largest of all the planets.
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Article
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Snapped! Jupiter's Second Red Spot

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, this article focuses on the discovery of a second red spot on the planet Jupiter. The spot, Red Spot Junior, is discussed in the brief article and is accompanied by a picture.
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Article
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Jupiter's Moons Act Like Shepherds

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, Julie Steenhuysen's article on Jupiter's moons center on topics relating to the moon's role in diverting objects away from the planet and into the distant rings.
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NASA

Nasa: Welcome to the Planets Jupiter

For Students 3rd - 8th
NASA offers a photo gallery of Jupiter images. Each image includes a detailed caption describing what the image is of, and the captions are also available in streaming audio.
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Article
BBC

Bbc Newsround: Nasa Plans Mission to Jupiter Moon Europa

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Article reports on a planned mission by NASA to send a robot to one of Jupiter's moons to hunt for life.
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Handout
Cornell University

Cornell University: Astronomy: Impact of Comet Shoemaker Levy 9 With Jupiter

For Students 9th - 10th
Images and data from the Hale Telescope of the collision of Jupiter and Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9. Some of the most excellent ground-based observations of the impact.
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Handout
Cosmos 4 kids

Cosmos4 Kids: Solar System: Jupiter

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn all the basic facts about the planet Jupiter. The brief, to the point text makes this site most suitable for younger researchers.
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NASA

Nasa: Astronomy Picture of the Day: Jupiter From Voyager

For Students 9th - 10th
Taken by Voyager 1 as it passed Jupiter in 1979, this image shows the Great Red Spot, which is a hurricane-like storm that has lasted over 300 years, and is more than three times the size of planet Earth.
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NASA

Nasa Space Science Data Archive: Jupiter From Voyager 1

For Students 9th - 10th
NASA offers this Voyager 1 image of the Great Red Spot on Jupiter in exaggerated color.
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Mars and Jupiter

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore Mars and Jupiter, the fourth and fifth planets from the Sun. They learn some of the unique characteristics of these planets. They also learn how engineers help us learn about these planets with the design and development...
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Activity
NASA

Nasa: Hubble Observations Shed Light on Jupiter Impact

For Students 9th - 10th
Scientists continue to learn from their observations long after the largest collision in history was recorded. Was Comet SL-9 actually an asteroid? What were the dark impact clouds made of? What were the effects on Jupiter's magnetic field?
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Website
NASA

Nasa Jpl: Galileo Legacy Site

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from NASA provides a detailed overview for the Galileo mission to Jupiter. Content ranges from the mission description to Jupiter images to educational resources.
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California Institute of Technology

Spitzer Science Center: Jupiter Family Comets

For Students 9th - 10th
This space telescope image of the Jupiter-Family Comets features both the Johnson and the Shoemaker-Levy 3. In addition, a detailed textual overview explains various specifics of the picture.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "Jupiter Doke, Brigadier General" by Ambrose Bierce

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "Jupiter Doke, Brigadier-General" by Ambrose Bierce. The story is set up as a series of letters, diary entries, and editorials written in 1861 and 1862. (Free site registration offers some additional features,...
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Handout
Nine Planets

The Nine Planets: Europa

For Students 9th - 10th
View pictures and links to more information about Jupiter's moon Europa. Links are also provided throughout for additional information on related subjects.

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