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Class 6

CBSE · Class 6 · Science

Beyond Earth

Chapter 12CuriosityNCERT · Classes I–VIII · current textbook editions

5 worlds · 2 labs · 4 quick labs for this chapter.

Topics

Observing the sky
- Recognising constellations
- Planning safe night-sky observations
Space
- The Sun and planets
- Satellites and the Moon
- Small Solar System bodies
- The Milky Way
- Galaxies and the wider universe

Learning objectives

Distinguish a planet, a star and a satellite using a Solar System example.

Worlds

Places to explore freely · 5 worlds

WorldOrbits & GravitationFire Newton's cannon from a mountain above the air until the ball falls all the way round a real-scale Earth
WorldStars & ConstellationsNavigate 39,856 catalogued stars, all 88 constellations, nebulae, pulsars and galaxies in 3D. Real Hubble imagery, guided expeditions and the original curriculum lessons
WorldSolar SystemBoard a spacecraft and travel the real Solar System — planets where they actually are today
WorldRocket Launches & SatellitesSit as Mission Director of a PSLV campaign — poll the stations, hold for weather, then ride the telemetry up
WorldAtomic Spectra & StarlightSplit lamp and star light with a prism, drop an electron down hydrogen's ladder, and read a star's heat off its colour

Main labs

Built for this chapter · 2 labs

Main labConstellations & Night SkyNavigate the night sky
Main labSolar System ExplorerEarth & Space

Quick labs

Short practice · 4 quick labs

Quick labThe Moon — Phases & FeaturesEarth & Space
Quick labThe Milky WayEarth & Space
Quick labComets & AsteroidsAstronomy & Space
Quick labDwarf Planets — Pluto, Ceres, ErisAstronomy & Space

Practice

Questions for Class 6 Science, with worked answers, on screen or as a printed paper.

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