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Lesson Plan Document

Smithsonian Science Starter: Become a Gardening Ninja

Through a gardening activity, students will use their knowledge of growth to determine the effect of gravity on plant growth.

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https://s.si.edu/BecomeaGardeningNinja
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Smithsonian Science Starter: Astronaut Demonstration: What Marshmallows Teach Us About Space – ISS Science (Kjell Lindgren)

See what happens when Astronaut Kjell Lindgren puts marshmallows into a vacuum in this lesson of ISS Science.

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https://youtu.be/rfR7mMKtyaM
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Smithsonian Science Starter: Marshmallow Bunnies Are Exploding With Fun!

Use their knowledge of air, through a vacuum activity, to determine what will happen to objects when pressure is increased and decreased.

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https://s.si.edu/SSSMarshmallowBunniesExploding
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Smithsonian Science Starter: Astronaut Jack Fischer Finds Himself in Hot Water... Sort of

Astronaut Jack 2fish Fischer stopped by for the latest episode of the Smithsonian’'s ISS Science and tried out a hands-on experiment involving boiling water.

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https://youtu.be/ZEmre07AAL4
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Smithsonian Science Starter: Find Yourself in Hot Water

Explore how pressure changes impact water.

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https://s.si.edu/SSSHotWater
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Layers of the Atmosphere

Students will build their own model of the atmosphere to gain understanding of the layers and what can fly in each layer.

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Physical science and Science
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https://s.si.edu/LayersoftheAtmosphere
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Expert Annotations

Students will annotate a historical image based on research they conduct.

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Early flight
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https://s.si.edu/ExpertAnnotations
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Smithsonian Science Starter: An Egg–cellent Return to Earth

Investigate why and how spacecraft must dissipate energy when landing back on Earth, or on Mars, or anywhere else for that matter.

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https://s.si.edu/Egg-cellentReturntoEarth
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Smithsonian Science Starter: Why Landing on Earth Is Like a Series of Car Crashes – ISS Science

Astronaut Randy Bresnik talks about the landing. Also see how the energy from a landing is dissipated in a hands-on classroom activity.

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Aircraft, Physical science, Spacecraft, Technology and Engineering, and Uncrewed spaceflight
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJ0_K23x7eQ&t=2s
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Smithsonian Science Starter: Shooting Lasers at the Moon with Hal Walker

Why did NASA shoot lasers at the moon in the 1960s?

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https://youtu.be/AqMvWfg6dp8
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