Light from Faraway Stars

Lab Brief #5

🎯 Your mission

Learn the rule. Then catch nature using it.

⚡ The twist

Nature loves to surprise the careful watcher.

What you'll learn

When you look at the night sky, the light from some stars took years to reach your eyes!

Key words

star
A giant ball of hot glowing gas in space, like the Sun.
night
The dark part of the day when the Sun is down.
light
A kind of energy that travels in waves and lets us see.

Make a hypothesis first

Before you start: write down what you think will happen, and why.

Say your guess out loud — then find out if you were right.

Step 1 of 4 · Read

Look at the new words. Can you say each one?

Step 2 of 4 · Do

Go outside at night with a grown-up and count the stars you see. Draw the brightest ones.

Step 3 of 4 · Observe

Use your senses to describe what you notice.

Step 4 of 4 · Record

Write 1-2 sentences about what happened.

Question 1 of 3

Why can we see the moon at night?

How sure are you?😐 maybe

Question 2 of 3

What is the closest star to Earth?

How sure are you?😐 maybe

Question 3 of 3

What is an orbit?

How sure are you?😐 maybe

Mind = blown

🔬 The more you look, the more nature shows you.

Nice work!

You got 0 of 3 right.

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