Teaching overview
Learning points
- Engineers successfully launch the last test flight before sending tourists to space.
- Scientists release data of over 5,000 rare and previously undiscovered species living at a potential deep sea mining site.
- Engineers design an autonomous construction robot that can help build large-scale solar farms more than three times faster than current methods.
Curriculum keywords
- Space
- Deep Sea Mining
- Robot
This Week's Kahoot Quiz
Each week we'll be bringing you a free quiz that you can use with your students after they've enjoyed the episode.
Spark a discussion
Space Tourism
- Where will some tourists get the chance to visit for the first time soon?
- Passengers will experience a few minutes of what during their journey?
- Where else do you think space tourism could potentially take passengers?
Deep Sea Mining
- What is deep sea mining?
- What area of the ocean mentioned in the film is currently being considered as a potential deep sea mining site?
- Other than the three examples of rare and previously undiscovered species found in the Clarion-Clipper Zone mentioned in the film, can you name any others?
Construction Robot
- What is the autonomous construction robot designed to do?
- How much faster is the robot than humans at constructing large-scale solar farms?
- Can you think of any other types of construction that robots could potentially help to speed up?
Classroom Resources
Use these resources to get the most out of the news update and engage your class in topical science!
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Video Viewing Guide
This graphic organizer supports your students to capture their thoughts and questions as they watch the news update.
Make Your Own Science News Update
This simple guide helps your students to create their very own science news updates.
Language and Literacy Activities
This guide gives you ideas for how the news update can be used to support language and literacy activities.
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