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Little girls launch homemade craft to the edge of space

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Warm-up Questions

What do you think a homemade craft needs to reach the edge of space?
Why might little girls want to launch something into the sky or space?
What problems do you think they could face during a space launch project?

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Little girls launch homemade craft to the edge of space

Building the spacecraft and preparing for launch (00:00 – 02:35)

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1. What was the main goal of the project?

To build a spacecraft and launch it as close to space as possible
To make a model airplane fly indoors
To build a robot for a school fair
To test a new video game

2. Why did they redesign the first version of the spacecraft?

It was too expensive
It was too heavy
It was hard to paint
It was too small

3. Why did they almost scrub the launch?

The cameras broke
They lost the balloon
They could not find their cat
The weather was a problem

Little girls launch homemade craft to the edge of space

The launch and what they learned from the flight data (02:35 – 05:20)

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1. Why did they call it the Loki Lego launcher?

Because it was launched on a holiday
Because it looked like a cat
Because Loki was the weather balloon brand
Because Loki was the name of their cat

2. What happened to the temperature after the balloon went past 30,000 feet?

It started going up
It became impossible to measure
It stayed exactly the same
It dropped very quickly

3. How high did their spacecraft reach?

30,000 ft
78,000 ft
110,000 ft
60,000 ft

Little girls launch homemade craft to the edge of space

Tracking, recovery, and lessons from the project (05:20 – 07:45)

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1. What did they hope to see as one of their goals?

A shooting star
The Blackness of space
Another balloon
A city at night

2. Why did they choose a launch site in central Washington?

It had stronger internet
To be near an airport
It was close to their school
To make sure it did not land on anyone

3. What do they say you should rely on?

Data and facts
Friends online
Luck and guesses
Old maps

Little girls launch homemade craft to the edge of space

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1. What was one major challenge in the project?

Building a large rocket engine
Learning to swim before launch day
Making the spacecraft light enough and tracking it properly
Finding actors for the video

2. What helped them learn scientific information from the mission?

A toy manual
A flight computer that collected data
A telescope on the ground
A newspaper article

3. What is one important message of the video?

Data is less useful than guessing
Science projects are only for experts
Careful planning and teamwork matter a lot
Weather never affects launches

Discussion Questions

Discuss the ideas from this video

Little girls launch homemade craft to the edge of space

Would you like to do a science project like this? Why or why not?
What do you think was the most useful decision they made during the project?
Why is it important to rely on data and facts in a project?
What can students learn from projects that do not go exactly as planned?