Rocky and Gas Planets

Lab Brief #15

🎯 Your mission

Master the concept. Use it tomorrow.

⚡ The twist

Nature loves to surprise the careful watcher.

What you'll learn

Planets close to the sun are rocky and hot. Planets far from the sun are cold and made of gas.

Key words

planet
A large round object that travels in orbit around a star.

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

Track where the sun is in the sky at three different times today. Draw its position each time.

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

How many planets orbit our sun?

How sure are you?😐 maybe

Question 2 of 3

Which planet do we live on?

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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