Grade 3-5: A comet got 20,000 times brighter, Saturn grew a ten-sided shape, and two teens built an app that finds help fast!

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This week on TechCheck for grades 3–5: Hubble spotted a ten-sided atmospheric wave circling Saturn's south pole, a region Saturn's tilt hid from us until 2023; comet 220P/McNaught flared up twice this summer and ended up about 20,000 times brighter than normal — still catchable with a small telescope around the September 10-11 new moon; two Ontario hockey teammates built CareCompass, an app showing nearby medical care and wait times, and beat out more than 3,600 projects to reach the world's top 15; New York City paused generative AI for about 600,000 students; and we break down the back-to-school scams going around. Vocabulary-rich and discussion-ready.This week on “Tech Explorers” (Grades 3–5):• Saturn Has a New Ten-Sided Shape• A Comet Got 20,000 Times Brighter• Two Teens Built an App to Find Help Fast• A Huge City Pressed Pause on AI• Back-to-School Scams Are Going AroundCHAPTERS0:00 Intro0:42 Saturn Has a New Ten-Sided Shape1:58 A Comet Got 20,000 Times Brighter3:08 Two Teens Built an App to Find Help Fast4:31 A Huge City Pressed Pause on AI6:05 Back-to-School Scams Are Going Around7:36 Recap & takeawaysHosted by Ada#TechCheck #EdTech #DigitalCitizenship