Lesson 8 of 20 · Days and Seasons
Lesson⭐ 30 XPRockets and Astronauts
Days and Seasons.
🎯 Your mission
Learn the rule. Then catch nature using it.
⚡ The twist
Nature loves to surprise the careful watcher.
Mind = Blown
🔬 The more you look, the more nature shows you.
Make a hypothesis first
Before you start: write down what you think will happen, and why.
What You'll Learn
Astronauts travel to space in rockets. In space, there is no air and things float!
Key Words
Tap a word to see its definition.
Steps
Look at the new words. Can you say each one?
Compare what happened to what you predicted.
Tell the class one thing you learned today.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 2What do astronauts do?
Where you see this in real life
This shows up in your everyday life more than you'd think.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Try one experiment in real life this week — even a tiny one.
For the dinner table
“What's the most surprising thing you learned today?”
Next Smart Experiment
We'll pick an experiment that matches exactly how you're thinking right now.
Share this experiment
Send it to a parent who's looking for a 10-minute kitchen science win.
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Rockets and Astronauts
Learn the rule. Then catch nature using it.
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