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Lesson 31 of 84 · Light

Simulation30 XP Spark Lab

Change One Thing (Part 2)

🧪Lab Brief #31

Change One Thing (Part 2).

🎯 Your mission

Push the limits. See what changes.

⚡ The twist

Speed isn't the same as force. Don't mix them up.

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Mind = Blown

🔥 A bolt of lightning is 5 times hotter than the surface of the sun.

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Make a hypothesis first

Guess: where does the energy go?

What You'll Learn

When scientists test ideas, they change one thing at a time and keep everything else the same.

Key Words

Tap a word to see its definition.

Steps

Step 1Read

Read about Light with a partner or grown-up.

Step 2Do

Build the strongest bridge you can using only paper and tape. Test it by placing coins on top.

Step 3Observe

Watch carefully. What happens?

Step 4Record

Draw and write about what you learned.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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What does a scientist do?

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Where you see this in real life

You use this every time you flip a light switch, ride a bike, or kick a ball.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Time how long a small ball rolls down something, then change the slope and try again.

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For the dinner table

Show me something at home that uses this kind of energy.

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We'll pick an experiment that matches exactly how you're thinking right now.

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