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These Young Sisters Sent a Weather Balloon to Space | That’s Amazing

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Warm-up Questions

What do you think happens when someone sends a weather balloon to space?
Why might two young sisters want to do a science project like this?
What problems or challenges do you think they could have during the project?

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These Young Sisters Sent a Weather Balloon to Space | That’s Amazing

The sisters and their first idea (00:00 – 01:44)

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1. What subject does one speaker say she likes best?

Social studies
Technology
Math
English

2. How did the family get the idea for the project?

From videos online
From a school science fair
From a museum visit
From a TV weather report

3. What does one speaker say weather balloons do?

They help see what the weather will be
They take food to airplanes
They carry people into space
They clean the air

These Young Sisters Sent a Weather Balloon to Space | That’s Amazing

First launch and growing attention (01:44 – 04:15)

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1. What was the main goal of the first launch?

To meet the president
To test a solar panel
To get it off the ground
To reach exactly 100,000 feet

2. Which of these was tracked by the flight computer?

Wind direction only
Rainfall
Altitude
Fuel level

3. Why were they invited to the White House science fair?

Their school required them to go
Their project received media attention
A weather company invited them
They won a martial arts competition

These Young Sisters Sent a Weather Balloon to Space | That’s Amazing

Second launch, results, and message (04:15 – 06:56)

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1. Why did they add a bigger balloon for the second launch?

To help it go higher and faster
To save money
To make it easier to carry
To make it look better

2. What did they expect would happen higher in the air?

The GPS would stop completely
The balloon would become smaller
The spacecraft would get colder and stop working
The solar panel would produce more current

3. How high did the spacecraft go on the second launch?

101,000 feet
90,000 feet
116,000 feet
78,000 feet

These Young Sisters Sent a Weather Balloon to Space | That’s Amazing

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1. What is one main theme of the video?

Sports are more important than science
Weather balloons are too dangerous for students
Only experts can understand technology
Science projects can help young people learn and inspire others

2. How did the sisters improve their project?

They copied another team's design without changes
They made design changes and tested a new hypothesis
They focused only on decoration
They stopped collecting data

3. What message do the speakers give at the end?

Children should only do traditional hobbies
Girls can do anything and should explore STEM
Girls should avoid difficult subjects
Science is only for adults

Discussion Questions

Discuss the ideas from this video

These Young Sisters Sent a Weather Balloon to Space | That’s Amazing

What do you think makes this project impressive for people their age?
Why is it important for children to test ideas and learn from experiments?
How can projects like this encourage more girls to become interested in STEM?
If you could send something up in a weather balloon, what would you send and why?