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Seeing Stars Instructional VideoSeeing Stars Instructional Video
Publisher
Crash Course Kids
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Grade
3rd - 8th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
6:35
Audiences
For Teacher Use
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Duration
10 mins
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Demonstration
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Technology
Video
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Year
2015
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Seeing Stars

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What are all those shiny things we see in the sky at night? It could be a star, planet, or asteroid! This is the focus of a video that helps viewers distinguish between these three objects in the sky.

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Concepts

stars, the sun, the universe, planets, mercury, venus, mars, jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune, the night sky, asteroids, the asteroid belt, the solar system

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Play "Star or Not a Star" with class members, pausing after each clue is given

Classroom Considerations

  • The seventh in a series of 15 videos that discuss the sun and its influence on Earth
  • Concepts from the previous videos are reviewed at the beginning of the episode
  • A learning game allows learners to apply their knowledge presented from the video
  • This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

  • Designed for Next Generation Science Standards
  • Engages viewers in a learning game

Cons

  • None

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