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Lesson⭐ 30 XP🚀 StarbaseNebulae: Where Stars Are Born
Nebulae: Where Stars Are Born.
🎯 Your mission
Understand the idea. Then look for it everywhere.
⚡ The twist
Up there, the rules of down here stop working.
Mind = Blown
🪐 A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus.
Make a hypothesis first
Predict: what would happen on the moon vs. on Earth?
What You'll Learn
Nebulae are clouds of gas and dust in space where new stars are born. When gravity causes a nebula to collapse, it heats up and nuclear fusion begins, forming a star.
Key Words
Tap a word to see its definition.
Steps
Look at the vocabulary words and write a definition for each in your own words.
Calculate your weight on different planets by multiplying your Earth weight by each planet's gravity factor. Make a bar graph of the results.
Look for patterns in your observations.
Make a graph or chart showing your results.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What is a nebula?
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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Nebulae: Where Stars Are Born
Understand the idea. Then look for it everywhere.
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