May the 4th Be With You.... Always
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Alicia DAlessandro
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Happy Star Wars DAY!!!
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Multiple Choice
Star Wars opens with "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away" Are there other galaxies besides the Milky Way?
Yes - literally billions
No - we're all alone out here
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Multiple Choice
In the cantina scene, there's a lot of different types of aliens... have we found other intelligent life in our galaxy (besides on Earth)?
Yes
No
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Poll
Do you think it's possible that a planet could orbit 2 suns?
yes
no
maybe?
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Scientists have found FIVE binary star systems that have planets and could harbor life!!!!!
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Watch the following Video Clip. Think about what we have learned about empty space in space, and what happens if matter travels the speed of light.
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Multiple Choice
What's wrong with this clip? (scientifically speaking)
You wouldn't be able to hear the lasers, tie fighters flying etc.
Nothing - it's cinematic excellence
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REMEMBER
Even on Earth you have to spray water or have some sort of particle for the lasers to bounce off so we can see them. There's NOTHING in space - so we wouldn't even be able to see the laser fire!!
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Multiple Choice
What else is wrong?
Explosions (fire) need oxygen, so there wouldn't be explosions in space.
Nothing! It's cinematic excellence!
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Multiple Choice
Han says that they could fly through an asteroid or a star and it would ruin their whole day. What is space mostly made up of?
Stars, asteroids, planets etc
Empty space
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Multiple Select
What is light speed?
300,000 km/second
The speed at which light travels
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Multiple Choice
What would happen if they were actually able to "jump to light speed" being made out of matter? (according to Einstein )
They would turn into energy and explode because matter traveling at the speed of light turns into energy.
They would arrive at their destination much more quickly.
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Multiple Choice
Do you think asteroids are super close together in space even if planets and stuff are far apart?
Yes!! Things are super close together!
No - everything in space is really far apart - even asteroids
Most things are far apart - except asteroids
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The next slide shows a more realistic space fight
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BXTUOxbgpw
Watch this video and be prepared to say what's scientifically wrong with it...
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Open Ended
What did you see wrong with the clip? (think about whether there's air in space, wind, etc)
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The next slide shows what happened with the Ewoks after the 2nd Death Star exploded...
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The next slide shows what would probably happen with, you know, gravity and all...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGJwm6yaa4U
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If time....
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THANK GOODNESS IT'S SCIENCE FICTION!!! AND NOT TRYING TO BE SCIENCE FACTS!!!
Happy Star Wars DAY!!!
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