Space Mission: Selfie
From The Magic School Bus Rides Again · 2017
24 min2nd3rd4th5thScienceTechnology
Summary
The class launches a satellite to snap the perfect picture of Earth. They learn how satellites orbit and help us every day.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
The class launches a satellite to snap the perfect picture of Earth.
- What keeps a satellite circling Earth instead of flying off?
- How do satellites help us on the ground?
- Why do we send cameras and sensors into space?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: satellite, orbit, signal.
Try it: Name three things satellites help us do and explain one of them.