Forces That Shape Everything

A Marstronaut in Training™ unit about centripetal force, gravity, and orbital mechanics — taught through hula hoops, playgrounds, Apollo 13, and the way families hold together across distance.

Learn It — Healthy Coins Live It — Drops Share It — Drops
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Maria — Marstronaut in Training™
"Hey Marstronauts. I want to show you something. That hula hoop spinning around Lucy's waist? The satellite orbiting Earth right now? Your cousin who moved away but always shows up at Thanksgiving? Same force. Same physics. Let me show you how."
Learn It Live It Share It
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The Physics Thread
Centripetal force, gravity, inertia, orbital mechanics. From hula hoops to Apollo 13. One force at every scale.
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The Space Thread
Slingshots, lunar orbits, Artemis return. Real missions using the same physics as a playground merry-go-round.
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The Life Thread
Children orbiting families. Communities as systems. Distance doesn't break gravity — it just changes the shape of the path.
Unit contents

9 Lesson Cards

From hula hoop to human orbit — each lesson has a Learn It explanation, a Live It activity, a Share It challenge, and a Healthy Coins + Drops reward.

Learn It → earn Healthy Coins

Forces Bingo Card

A 5×5 bingo card with 24 challenges drawn from all three threads — physics, space, and life. Complete patterns to earn Drops.

Share It → earn Drops

Maria Video Scripts

6 production-ready scripts for Synthesia, HeyGen, Pictory, or Canva Video. Each follows the Learn It → Live It → Share It arc.

Ready for AI avatar production

Standards Alignment

NGSS Physical Science, Common Core Math, CASEL SEL, SHAPE America, and STEM workforce pathways — all covered in one unit.

Grades 6–10
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Maria — Lesson Navigator
"Nine lessons. One big idea. Pick any card to start — they build on each other, but each one stands on its own."
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Forces Bingo — Share It Challenges
"Each square is a Share It challenge. Click to mark it when you complete it. Get five in a row — horizontal, vertical, or diagonal — and you earn a Drops bonus. Do ALL 24 and unlock the Orbital Marstronaut badge."
Completed: 0 / 24  ·  BINGOs: 0  ·  Drops earned: 0 💧
🌀 Physics 🚀 Space ❤️ Life 💪 Live It
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Maria — Video Scripts · Production Ready
"These scripts are built for Synthesia, HeyGen, Pictory, Canva Video, or D-ID. Each is 45–90 seconds. Click any script to expand it, then copy the text to paste directly into your AI video tool."