May the 4th Be With You.... Always

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Happy Star Wars DAY!!!

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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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

Poll

Do you think it's possible that a planet could orbit 2 suns?

• yes

• no

• maybe?

Scientists have found FIVE binary star systems that have planets and could harbor life!!!!!

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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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

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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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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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

Multiple Select

What is light speed?

• 300,000 km/second

• The speed at which light travels

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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.

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

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...

Open Ended

What did you see wrong with the clip? (think about whether there's air in space, wind, etc)

The next slide shows what happened with the Ewoks after the 2nd Death Star exploded...

The next slide shows what would probably happen with, you know, gravity and all...

​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGJwm6yaa4U

​If time....

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THANK GOODNESS IT'S SCIENCE FICTION!!! AND NOT TRYING TO BE SCIENCE FACTS!!!