Lesson 66 of 84 · Spacetime
Lesson⭐ 30 XP🚀 StarbaseEndangered Species and Conservation (Part 2)
Spacetime.
🎯 Your mission
Master the concept. Use it tomorrow.
⚡ The twist
The light you see now started its trip a long time ago.
Mind = Blown
🌌 If you could drive a car straight up at highway speed, you'd reach space in under an hour.
Make a hypothesis first
Guess: how big does that look from here vs. from there?
What You'll Learn
Endangered species are at risk of extinction due to habitat loss, pollution, hunting, or climate change. Conservation efforts work to protect these species and their habitats.
Key Words
- invertebrate
- species
Steps
Study the diagram and label the parts you recognize.
Design a controlled experiment: grow plants under different light conditions (full sun, partial shade, no light). Water equally and measure growth daily for one week.
Look for patterns in your observations.
Make a graph or chart showing your results.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3Which part of a plant captures sunlight?
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?”
Next Smart Experiment
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