Lesson 12 of 84 · Space
Lesson⭐ 30 XP🚀 StarbaseThe International Space Station
The International Space Station.
🎯 Your mission
Understand the idea. Then look for it everywhere.
⚡ The twist
Gravity is invisible — but it shapes everything.
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
Before you check: which is closer?
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
- rotation
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
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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