Our Solar System Phenomena-Based Lesson: Colossal Twenty-Two-Kilometer Basaltic Shield Volcano Olympus Mons on Mars Student Response Sheet | Earth & Space Science | Grades 9–12

This is the student response sheet where students record observations, questions, evidence and their final claim–evidence–reasoning explanation for the Phenomena-Based Lesson in the high school Earth & Space Science (grades 9–12) chapter Our Solar System, built around the phenomenon Colossal Twenty-Two-Kilometer Basaltic Shield Volcano Olympus Mons on Mars. It is sold separately from the other two parts of the set.

Complete the set: Our Solar System Phenomena-Based Lesson: Colossal Twenty-Two-Kilometer Basaltic Shield Volcano Olympus Mons on Mars Presentation; Our Solar System Phenomena-Based Lesson: Colossal Twenty-Two-Kilometer Basaltic Shield Volcano Olympus Mons on Mars Teacher Discussion Guide. Scaffolded version: Our Solar System Scaffolded Phenomena-Based Lesson: Colossal Twenty-Two-Kilometer Basaltic Shield Volcano Olympus Mons on Mars Student Response Sheet.

Sections: NGSS Dimension; Specific Performance Expectation & Dimensional Alignment; Slides; Segment; Focus Activity & Instructional Goal; Anchoring Driving Question (student Sensemaking):; Talk Move Category; Teacher Facilitation Prompt & Sensemaking Strategy. Sample item: “Why did Mars, a planet with only half Earth's diameter and one-tenth its mass, generate a volcano of such stupendous proportions while Earth's volcanic peaks remain comparatively modest?”

What's inside: Student Response Sheet (editable .docx + PDF, about 630 words, 5 pages); answer key / model answers for the teacher.

Standards: HS-ESS1-1 — Develop a model based on evidence to illustrate the life span of the sun and the role of nuclear fusion in the sun’s core to release energy that eventually reaches Earth in the form of radiation. HS-ESS1-3 — Communicate scientific ideas about the way stars, over their life cycle, produce elements.

Resource type: Phenomena-Based Lesson – Student Response Sheet. Format: editable Microsoft Word file plus a ready-to-print PDF.

Classroom use: Open with the phenomenon slide show, let students record ideas on the response sheet, and lead the discussion with the teacher guide. Built for high school Earth & Space Science, grades 9–12.

Format note: These files are delivered in Microsoft Office formats (Word and/or PowerPoint). If you open a worksheet that includes tables in Apple Pages or another non-Microsoft app, table formatting may not display correctly. For best results, use Microsoft Word or PowerPoint (or upload the file to Google Docs). If you run into any formatting issues, contact us and we can send a PDF version.