The Milky Way is the focus of an engaging video that details the galaxy in which we live, equipped with an energetic host, a cartoon sidekick, and eye-catching graphics.   

Concepts

the milky way galaxy, galaxies, space, outer space, stars, the moon

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Invite learners to make observations of the night sky over the course of several days, ask them write or draw what they see 
• While watching the video, direct pupils to take notes, jot down questions, and hold a grand conversation about they learned
• Create a bog post asking class members to reflect on the video they watched, encourage them to respond to at least one peer's response

Classroom Considerations

• The resource is the 14th in a series of 18 videos that examine outer space 
• An ad pops up at the start of the video 

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Encourages pupils to step outside and look up to discover what they find in the sky 
• Easily lends itself to a flipped classroom teaching model

Cons

• The host speaks quickly—be prepared to pause and replay the video or enable closed captioning

Common Core

SL.K.2 SL.1.2 SL.2.2 SL.3.2 SL.4.2 SL.5.2 SL.6.2