This lesson, Professor Nakamura knew, would be exciting for the students. At least he hoped it would. They’d get to go on a trip after all. He waited for everyone to enter before rising from his chair and greeting the class. “Good evening. As you remember, last week we took a look at asteroids.” Professor Nakamura chuckled a little to himself at the little rhyme but recovered quickly. “Tonight we are going to witness what happens when parts of asteroids break off and enter our atmosphere.”
“Now gather round this telescope – it’ll be our portkey for this evening,” Professor Nakamura said, making sure everyone had a hold on it before they were all whisked away to a mystery location, far from muggles and with a clear view of a meteor shower. “Please don’t wander off,” Professor Nakamura instructed as he led the students to a series of blankets he’d set up earlier in the day. There were lanterns as well, which Professor Nakamura turned on with a flick of his wand. “Take a seat and I’ll talk while we watch the meteor shower,” Professor Nakamura said. He didn’t sit down himself but stayed standing, positioning himself in front of the group of blankets just as he would in a classroom setting.
“Meteors are typically small pieces of asteroid that have broken off, primarily due to asteroid collisions. As they approach the earth, they are pulled in by gravity and burn on their entry into the atmosphere.” Professor Nakamura took a good look at his students, making sure they were paying attention. Some were already looking to the sky, which was bright with stars. Others were paying attention to him which he was thankful for. “These are commonly called shooting stars. These rocks can be as small as 10cm across and as large as several metres. The light you see is produced from the heat of the pressure as they enter the atmosphere.” As Professor Nakamura spoke, the meteor shower started, a few brightly passing through the sky. Some students pointed them out to each other, Professor Nakamura smiling, enjoying the delight of his students.
“Protecting this planet for hundreds of years have been the astronomy masters. Wizards such as Lapp Shamans near the north pole help rid us of dangerous meteors and also use magic to force them away from the earth,” Professor Nakamura commented before realising that the meteor shower was full in force, and hence much more interesting than him. He accepted that fact readily. They all stayed for another thirty or so minutes, just observing. Once it was over, they all made their way back to the telescope portkey. “No homework this week, but please revise for exams. I’m sure I don’t need to stress their importance for this year,” Professor Nakamura said above students packing away their things and getting ready to leave.
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“Now gather round this telescope – it’ll be our portkey for this evening,” Professor Nakamura said, making sure everyone had a hold on it before they were all whisked away to a mystery location, far from muggles and with a clear view of a meteor shower. “Please don’t wander off,” Professor Nakamura instructed as he led the students to a series of blankets he’d set up earlier in the day. There were lanterns as well, which Professor Nakamura turned on with a flick of his wand. “Take a seat and I’ll talk while we watch the meteor shower,” Professor Nakamura said. He didn’t sit down himself but stayed standing, positioning himself in front of the group of blankets just as he would in a classroom setting.
“Meteors are typically small pieces of asteroid that have broken off, primarily due to asteroid collisions. As they approach the earth, they are pulled in by gravity and burn on their entry into the atmosphere.” Professor Nakamura took a good look at his students, making sure they were paying attention. Some were already looking to the sky, which was bright with stars. Others were paying attention to him which he was thankful for. “These are commonly called shooting stars. These rocks can be as small as 10cm across and as large as several metres. The light you see is produced from the heat of the pressure as they enter the atmosphere.” As Professor Nakamura spoke, the meteor shower started, a few brightly passing through the sky. Some students pointed them out to each other, Professor Nakamura smiling, enjoying the delight of his students.
“Protecting this planet for hundreds of years have been the astronomy masters. Wizards such as Lapp Shamans near the north pole help rid us of dangerous meteors and also use magic to force them away from the earth,” Professor Nakamura commented before realising that the meteor shower was full in force, and hence much more interesting than him. He accepted that fact readily. They all stayed for another thirty or so minutes, just observing. Once it was over, they all made their way back to the telescope portkey. “No homework this week, but please revise for exams. I’m sure I don’t need to stress their importance for this year,” Professor Nakamura said above students packing away their things and getting ready to leave.
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Roleplay the lesson for full marks.