Summary
A Ready Jet Go! clip on PBS LearningMedia. Traveling through the asteroid belt, Sean learns the difference between an asteroid in space, a meteor that streaks through the sky, and a meteorite that lands on the ground. Three space words made clear.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
Space rocks have three names depending on where they are — find out which is which.
- Where is an asteroid found?
- What do we call a space rock that streaks across the sky?
- What is a meteorite?
- What happens to most meteors before they reach the ground?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: asteroid, meteor, meteorite, space rock, belt.
Try it: Draw a space rock in three places: in space, falling through the sky, and on the ground. Label each.