Note: There is a special note to teachers at the bottom of this post. If you’re a teacher, please be sure to check it out!
My friend Tina is a teacher at the Saegert Sixth Grade Center in Austin, Texas. She asked her sixth grade students to send me questions they had about astronomy, and I answer them on camera. There were so many I had to split this into five parts! I’ll be posting one part every day, first thing in the morning. Monday was Part 1, and below is Part 2.
I think y’all will like number 8 the best.
The questions asked in Part 2 are:
1) Why is gravity different on the Moon?
2) Why are planets round?
3) How deep do the gases on Jupiter go?
4) Are Uranus and Neptune solid ice?
5) Why is Uranus tipped over?
6) Can a moon have a moon?
7) Can you touch a comet and land on an asteroid?
8) Does Titan smell like poop? :-)
9) Will my school get hit by a meteorite?
10) What would happen if you hit a golf ball on the Moon?
SPECIAL NOTE TO TEACHERS: Many schools block access to YouTube. There is another video hosting platform called TeacherTube, which is designed to be used in schools. I’ve uploaded this video (Part 2) to my channel there, where you can access it in your school (note: the video is in higher-resolution on YouTube). If you do, please let me know! I’d love to know what the students thought of the video – warts and all.
