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- Grade Range
- 2nd - 3rd
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Students explain that constellations are groups of stars that can be seen in the night sky. People draw imaginary lines between the stars to make pictures of animals, people or things. Each picture is a constellation. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students research a constellation and create a model of it using marshmallows as stars. They recognize that constellations are groups of stars, make a model of one constellation, and report on that constellation. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 2nd - 3rd
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Students investigate stars and constellations. They listen to the book, "I Didn't Know That the Sun is a Star," define key vocabulary terms, and create a constellation using glow in the dark stickers and black paper. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 6th
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Students investigate the constellations found in the North Polar Region. They read and discuss handouts, and design and present constellations using star stickers, chalk, and construction paper. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th
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Students puncture holes in black paper to represent stars in constellations. They glue white paper behind the black to show the stars. They create several constellations and keep them to use as study guides. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 8th
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Students review the zodiac signs and illustrate their movement using constellations on the wall and themselves to represent earth. Individually or in groups, they stand in the center of the room while a shadeless lamp is placed between the students and the constellations on the wall. As they rotate, they compare the constellations in front of the lamp with those behind it. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 8th
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Students create posters of the constellations using glow-in-the-dark glue and black paper. They hang their posters around the room starting with Aries and moving through all the signs. Students create a jingle or acronym to help them remember the zodiac order. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 2nd - 6th
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Students construct the viewing tubes by cutting along the designated line shown on the template, rolling the paper into a tube, and taping the tube securely. Next they cut out the cardstock circles - the StarCards cutting on the outside edge of the larger circle and then tape one craft stick to each circle, about two inches from the edge and allow them to select a constellation. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st - 2nd
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Students examine a model constellation and listen to a story about how it was created, and recieve a piece of black paper and a pack of 10 stars. They create their own constellations using a minimum of 5 of the 10 stars. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th - 8th
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Students explore constellations, as well as facts and myths about them. They read three myths about three particular constellations. In groups, students perform activities and discuss how to connect the stars in a constellation. They name constellations and write myths about how the constellations came to be. Full Review »
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