"Science and technology can help protect living things and explore space, but we must use them responsibly and safely."
Ask the class before watching:
"When humans try to help—like raising baby animals in a lab or using binoculars to spot planets—what rules or safety steps should we follow so our help doesn’t accidentally cause harm?"
People who study something carefully to learn new information.
Researchers watched the stream closely so they could figure out how to help the baby salamanders survive.
The natural home where a plant or animal lives and finds what it needs.
Clean, rocky stream habitats give hellbenders places to hide, hunt, and stay safe.
A faint glow on the Moon caused by sunlight reflecting off Earth and lighting up the Moon’s darker side.
We spotted earthshine when the crescent Moon was thin, but the rest of the Moon still looked softly lit.
Parts inside machines that use electricity to help them work, like circuits and computers.
Engineers tested the lander’s electronics to make sure it could still work in the freezing cold of space.
Have students answer these questions after watching the episode.