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READING EXPLORER FOUNDATIONS UNIT 1 1A A MYSTERIOUS VISITOR

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Warm-up Questions

What do you think a “mysterious visitor” could be in space?
What kinds of objects can move through the solar system?
Why might scientists be interested in a visitor “from afar”?

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READING EXPLORER FOUNDATIONS UNIT 1 1A A MYSTERIOUS VISITOR

Discovery of a strange object (00:00 – 00:26)

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1. When did astronomers in Hawaii see something surprising?

In October 2021
In October 2017
In October 2007
In November 2017

2. What was surprising about the object’s shape?

It was long and thin, like a cucumber
It was round like a ball
It was flat like a sheet
It was shaped like a star

3. What did the object’s speed and direction show?

It was moving in circles around Earth
It was a normal asteroid from our solar system
It was a comet with a bright tail
It was an interstellar object

READING EXPLORER FOUNDATIONS UNIT 1 1A A MYSTERIOUS VISITOR

Name and first explanations (00:26 – 00:52)

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1. What does the name ʻOumuamua mean (in Hawaiian)?

Rock from the sun
Visitor from afar
Fast traveler
Unknown asteroid

2. What is described as the simplest idea about ʻOumuamua?

It is a cloud of gas
It is a strangely shaped piece of rock
It is a new planet
It is a piece of alien technology

3. What observation made some scientists suggest a different theory?

It made a loud sound
It stopped moving completely
Its color changed near Earth
Its speed increased after passing the sun

READING EXPLORER FOUNDATIONS UNIT 1 1A A MYSTERIOUS VISITOR

Alien technology idea and ongoing mystery (00:52 – 01:34)

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1. What does Professor Abraham Loeb suggest ʻOumuamua could be?

A piece of alien technology
A piece of ice from Earth
A satellite from Hawaii
A new kind of asteroid made of metal

2. What does Loeb think this idea could explain?

The object’s long thin shape and its change in speed
Only the object’s name
Why astronomers stopped studying it
Why the sun became brighter

3. What is still not clear at the end?

Whether the sun is a star
Whether the object landed on Earth
Whether the object was a large rock or something else altogether
Whether Hawaii is in the solar system

READING EXPLORER FOUNDATIONS UNIT 1 1A A MYSTERIOUS VISITOR

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1. What is the main reason ʻOumuamua is considered unusual in the video?

It crashed into the sun
It was the largest asteroid ever found
It was the first object seen coming from outside the solar system
It was moving slower than other asteroids

2. Which statement best matches the video’s overall message?

Scientists are completely sure ʻOumuamua is a spaceship
Scientists are completely sure ʻOumuamua is a rock
Scientists have different theories, and the mystery is not solved
Scientists stopped collecting any information about the object

3. Why do scientists continue to study the object even though it can’t be seen from Earth now?

They expect it to return next week
They need it to light up the night sky
They can use the information they already got from it
They want to rename it

Discussion Questions

Discuss the ideas from this video

READING EXPLORER FOUNDATIONS UNIT 1 1A A MYSTERIOUS VISITOR

Which explanation seems more believable to you: a strange rock or alien technology? Why?
What kind of evidence would scientists need to decide what ʻOumuamua really was?
Do you think scientists should publicly discuss unusual ideas (like alien technology), or only talk about the most likely explanation? Why?
If an interstellar object visited our solar system again, what should scientists try to do differently next time?