Astronomy
This invisible force pulls objects toward Earth and keeps the Moon moving around our planet.
gravity
In our classroom experiment, the native wildflower seeds sprouted after how many days?
3-4 days
What is matter?
Anything that has mass and takes up space. All matter is a solid, liquid, gas, or plasma.
In Scotland, what do you have the legal right to do if someone knocks on your door and asks to use the bathroom?
Let them use it.
This NASA mission is currently underway! Four astronauts are traveling around the Moon and back to Earth without landing on the lunar surface. What is the name of this mission?
Artemis II
Plants need at least these four basic things to grow. List all of them.
Soil, water, air, sunlight
What are the three common states of matter?
solid, liquid, gas
bonus: plasma
What strange smell did astronauts report when they returned from their first spacewalks?
Burnt steak. Astronauts say space dust that sticks to their suits smells like burnt steak when they come back inside.
This type of eclipse happens when Earth moves directly between the Sun and the Moon, causing the Moon to turn dark and sometimes appear red.
This part of a plant grows underground and absorbs water and nutrients from the soil.
roots
What are mass and volume?
Mass is how much matter something has. Volume is how much space something takes up.
What animal has three hearts?
an octopus
The last time humans traveled to the Moon during the Apollo program was during Apollo 17 in this year.
1972
Plants use sunlight to make their own food through a process called ______________.
photosynthesis
What is plasma?
A very hot state of matter where the gas is charged, like in stars and lightning.
What does the giant “corpse flower” smell like when it blooms?
rotting meat
Artemis II will use Earth’s gravity to bend its path and gain speed toward the Moon. Scientists sometimes call this maneuver a gravity assist or this nickname.
gravitational slingshot
This process happens when a seed begins to sprout, also known as ____________.
germination
Can matter be created or destroyed?
No! Matter cannot be created, and it cannot be destroyed.
Antoine Lavoisie, a famous chemist, said, "Nothing is lost, nothing is created, everything is transformed."
What everyday resource was once considered so valuable that Roman soldiers were sometimes paid with it?