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Lesson⭐ 30 XP🚀 StarbaseAsteroids and Comets
Asteroids and Comets.
🎯 Your mission
Master the concept. Use it tomorrow.
⚡ The twist
Up there, the rules of down here stop working.
Mind = Blown
🌟 The light from the closest star (after the sun) takes 4 years to reach you.
Make a hypothesis first
Predict: what would happen on the moon vs. on Earth?
What You'll Learn
Asteroids are rocky objects orbiting the sun, mostly found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Comets are icy objects that develop tails when they approach the sun.
Key Words
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Steps
Look at the vocabulary words and write a definition for each in your own words.
Draw a detailed diagram of what you observe.
Write a conclusion: what did your results show? Did they match your prediction?
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What is a comet?
Where you see this in real life
GPS, weather forecasts, and the seasons all rely on this.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Find a constellation in the sky. Look it up. Tell someone its story.
For the dinner table
“If you could visit any planet, which would you pick and why?”
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Asteroids and Comets
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