The North Star

Lab Brief #12

🎯 Your mission

Master the concept. Use it tomorrow.

⚡ The twist

Nature loves to surprise the careful watcher.

What you'll learn

The North Star (Polaris) stays in the same spot in the sky and helps people find north.

Key words

star
A giant ball of hot glowing gas in space, like the Sun.

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

Draw a picture of what you observe.

Step 4 of 4 · Record

Share your results with a partner.

Question 1 of 3

What is the closest star to Earth?

How sure are you?😐 maybe

Question 2 of 3

Why can we see the moon at night?

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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👨‍👩‍👧 For the dinner table: “What's the most surprising thing you learned today?”

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