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Lesson 15 of 20 · Days and Seasons

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Rocky and Gas Planets

Rocky and Gas Planets
🧪Lab Brief #15

Days and Seasons.

🎯 Your mission

Master the concept. Use it tomorrow.

⚡ 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

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

Key Words

Tap a word to see its definition.

Steps

Step 1Read

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

Step 2Observe

Use your senses to describe what you notice.

Step 3Record

Write 1-2 sentences about what happened.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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How many planets orbit our sun?

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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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Rocky and Gas Planets

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