Lesson 16 of 20 · Day and Night

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The Brightest Star!

🧪Lab Brief #16

Day and Night.

🎯 Your mission

Learn the rule. Then catch nature using it.

⚡ The twist

Nature loves to surprise the careful watcher.

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Mind = Blown

🔬 The more you look, the more nature shows you.

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Make a hypothesis first

Before you start: write down what you think will happen, and why.

What You'll Learn

Some stars are brighter than others. The brightest star you can see at night is called Sirius!

Key Words

Tap a word to see its definition.

Steps

Step 1 — Read

Say the vocabulary words out loud. Can you repeat them?

Step 2 — Observe

Did anything change? Point to what is different.

Step 3 — Record

Point to the things you used in the activity.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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When do we see stars?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Where you see this in real life

This shows up in your everyday life more than you'd think.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Try one experiment in real life this week — even a tiny one.

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For the dinner table

“What's the most surprising thing you learned today?”

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