Lesson 32 of 84 · Space
Simulation⭐ 30 XP🚀 StarbaseThe International Space Station (Part 2)
The International Space Station (Part 2).
🎯 Your mission
Play with the model. Break it. Understand it.
⚡ The twist
The light you see now started its trip a long time ago.
Mind = Blown
🪐 A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus.
Make a hypothesis first
Guess: how big does that look from here vs. from there?
What You'll Learn
The International Space Station orbits Earth about 400 kilometers above the surface. Astronauts conduct scientific experiments in microgravity conditions there.
Key Words
- satellite
- orbit
Steps
Look at the vocabulary words and write a definition for each in your own words.
Model Earth's tilt and seasons: hold a globe tilted at 23.5° and walk it around a lamp (the sun). Observe which hemisphere gets more direct light at each position.
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 3Which planet has the most visible rings?
Where you see this in real life
Every sunrise and every shadow is this idea in action.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Look at the moon tonight. Notice its shape. Look again in 3 days.
For the dinner table
“If you could visit any planet, which would you pick and why?”
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