Kids played with and tested materials in order to create an atmosphere that will protect their earth

Today, students had fun with the question of, what protects a planet from falling rocks? We discussed how our earth has a protective shield called an atmosphere and how it has the same job as a helmet. Students then had the task to protect their own earth balloon with a protective atmospheric layer. They were given a variety of materials to do so and made their own decisions based on what they thought would provide the most protection and safety. For the final test various dense objects were dropped onto their atmospheres to see if they were as strong enough to withstand large forces.

Kids go through a test to see if their atmosphere is strong enough to protect their earth

Your child may come home with an atmospheric shield that they used to protect their planet from fast moving, dense, objects.