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Rockets and Astronauts

Rockets and Astronauts
🧪Lab Brief #8

Days and Seasons.

🎯 Your mission

Learn the rule. Then catch nature using it.

⚡ The twist

Nature loves to surprise the careful watcher.

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Mind = Blown

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

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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

Step 1Read

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

Step 2Observe

Compare what happened to what you predicted.

Step 3Record

Tell the class one thing you learned today.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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What do astronauts do?

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Where you see this in real life

This shows up in your everyday life more than you'd think.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Try one experiment in real life this week — even a tiny one.

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For the dinner table

What's the most surprising thing you learned today?

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Rockets and Astronauts

Learn the rule. Then catch nature using it.

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