Teacher Resources
Green Jackets, Tiny Ocean Builders, and a New Comet Glow
Pre-Watch Hook
"Where have you seen something tiny or small (a habit, a creature, or a change in weather) make a surprisingly big difference over time? "
Ask the class before hitting play to activate prior knowledge.
Main Takeaway
"Small changes—like one careful swing, tiny differences in plankton over generations, or sunlight warming a comet—can create big results we can observe and learn from."
strokes
Definition: The number of hits a golfer takes to get the ball into the hole.
"On our pretend mini-golf course, we counted our strokes and tried to finish with as few hits as possible."
leaderboard
Definition: A list that shows who is winning in a game or contest.
"The leaderboard kept changing as different players made great shots in the final round."
species
Definition: A group of living things that are alike and can have babies together.
"If one group of plankton changes over many generations, it might become a new species that survives better in warmer water."
coma
Definition: A fuzzy cloud of gas and dust around a comet.
"When the comet got closer to the Sun, its coma grew brighter, like a glowing mist around a space snowball."
