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How long can people (and animals) survive in outer space?
Fates of Traits Unit | Lesson 5 of 5

How long can people (and animals) survive in outer space?

Fates of Traits Unit | Lesson 5 of 5
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What kinds of things do you think make outer space dangerous?

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What dangers do you think there might be living inside the spacecraft?

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Which traits do you think changed while Scott Kelly was in space? Why do you think those traits changed?

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trait


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something you can observe about a living thing, such as a person's eye color or their height
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environment


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all the living and nonliving things in a particular place
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acquired trait


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a trait that can change based on the environment
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force


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a push or a pull
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gravity


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an invisible force that pulls any object down, toward the Earth
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measure


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to describe something using numbers that can be compared
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predict


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to guess what will happen based on things you know
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Lesson narration:

Grade 3

Heredity, Survival, & Selection

Traits & Environmental Variation

3-LS3-2

Activity Prep

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In this lesson, students examine how physical traits can be influenced by the environment. In the activity, Astronaut-in-Training, students analyze how a NASA astronaut’s traits changed during his “year in space.” Then they measure some of their physical traits (arm strength, height, and balance) and predict how their own traits might change after living in space.
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Exploration

16 mins

Wrap-Up

4 mins

Grade 3

Heredity, Survival, & Selection

Traits & Environmental Variation

3-LS3-2

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