Summary
Are you a galactic superstar? In this BrainPOP movie, Tim and Moby will teach you how to be one by learning about the wonders of galaxies, those massive clusters of stars, gas, and dust. Learn just how many zillions of objects a galaxy can have (okay, a zillion isn’t a real number...) in addition to what exactly is lurking inside each galaxy. You’ll find out about our own spiral Milky Way galaxy, as well as other galaxies that have different shapes. And you can discover the way galaxies behave — how they’re speeding away from each other and what happens to a galaxy at the end of its life. It’s a galaxy of fun!
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
A few questions to talk through after watching Galaxies:
- What is one new thing you learned about galaxies?
- Can you explain it to a partner in your own words?
- Where might you see this in the real world?
- What is one question you still have?
Quick work-a-long
Try it:
- Write one sentence explaining galaxies.
- Draw or give one example of your own.