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Vera C. Rubin Observatory

High school (ages 12+)
Space & Astronomy

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/vera-c--rubin-observatory

Step 2 · Questions

  1. 1. How high is Vera C. Rubin Observatory?

  2. 2. Who discovered Vera C. Rubin Observatory?

  3. 3. What is the observatory location?

  4. 4. What is the primary mission?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

  • Wide-Field Telescope

  • Cosmology

  • Transient Phenomena

  • Petabyte

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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